ABOUT M.D Alexandre Sidorenko

Alexandre Sidorenko has been designated Coordinator for the International Year of Older Persons, with effect from 1 October, the International Day of Older Persons. 

Mr. Sidorenko currently heads the United Nations programme on ageing, which is located in the Division for Social Policy and Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat. 

Before joining the United Nations in 1988, he worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Kiev Institute of Gerontology, Ukraine, where he gained more than 10 years experience in experimental gerontology in a multidisciplinary setting. He qualified in medicine and went on to gain his Ph.D. in immunology. 

The International Year of Older Persons extends from 1 October 1998 to 31 December 1999. It is being observed in accordance with General Assembly resolution 47/5. 

Information about the Year, and its theme "Towards a society for all ages", is being posted on the Internet at: http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/News/pid/3883;jsessionid=0350ED476662ACC755C5DA7CC404CA9B

Information is also available from the Department of Public Information, Room S-1060D, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, fax: (212) 963 1186.