Organizers:

Background

Why is Ageing becoming a major development issue in the 21st Century? A three-day programme in Chiang Mia provided participants with a first hand look at the main issues affecting persons in old age and successful practices in addressing them and recommendations to guide advocacy, policy and programmes development. Key Issues included::

1. HIV/AIDS and older persons
2. Income generation
3. Home and health care
4. Synergy between stakeholders

Meeting documents

1. Programme
2. Opening statement
   by Mr Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary of UNESCAP
3. Meeting report