About the NGO Committee on Ageing

What is the NGO Committee on Ageing? 

The NGO Committee on Ageing is the committee that follows issues affecting older persons for the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the UN. Its membership comprises NGOs who wish to work together to create a better way of life for older persons worldwide. Most of its meetings are held in New York. 

Mission of the Committee 

The NGO Committee on Ageing will remain knowledgeable about ageing issues and coordinate with appropriate organizations to address those issues, raising public awareness, encouraging UN bodies and agencies to include ageing in their planning, and influencing member states to include ageing needs in social policy considerations. The committee will remain flexible and open to the changing world environment and the subsequent changes in the United Nations so as to fulfill its mission.