Happy Older People’s Day!
October 1st, 2009
“Ageing is a development issue. Healthy older persons are a resource for their families, their communities and the economy.” WHO Brasilia declaration on healthy aging, 1996.
Older people increasingly play a critical role – through volunteer work, transmitting experience and knowledge, helping their families with caring responsibilities and increasing their participation in the paid labor force.
This is the 10th anniversary of Older People’s Day being celebrated by the United Nations and many countries of the world. Let us salute the older people who are doing so much to make this world a better place.
