Ageing

UN General Assembly Third Committee in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN General Assembly Third Committee: On December 18, 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted without a vote a resolution on “Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing.” U.N. Doc. A/RES/68/134. The United States joined consensus in adopting the resolution when it was discussed in the Third Committee in November, providing the following statement explaining its support for the resolution’s emphasis on coordinating efforts to address the human rights of older persons:

While we are joining consensus, we would like to reiterate our view that avoiding duplication among the various UN entities and mandate holders addressing ageing is essential to reduce costs and ensure efficiency. For that reason, we are pleased this resolution stresses the importance of coordination between the Independent Expert on the human rights of older persons and the Open-Ended Working Group to avoid unnecessary duplication with each other’s mandates, among others. We continue to believe the best way to avoid duplication would have been for the General Assembly to suspend the operations of the Open-Ended Working Group during the Independent Expert’s mandate. We stress that the new HRC Independent Expert on the human rights of older persons must focus his or her activities on working with states to enable them to implement existing laws and policies and to protect the rights of older persons.

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Further Reading

• Information related to ageing in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom

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Notes

1. Un General Assembly Third Committee in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law