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United Nations Population Fund
First
established in 1969, the UN Population Fund (formerly the UN Fund for
Population Activities, hence its acronym UNFPA) is the major source of
funding and expertise for population and reproductive health programs
within the UN system, and works with governments and non-governmental
organizations in over 140 countries. UNFPA’s work on population aging
is guided by the International Conference on Population and Development
(ICPD), the recommendations of ICPD+5, the goals of the Millennium
Declaration and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing.
UNFPA contributes to MIPAA implementation by supporting capacity
building projects that implement, monitor and evaluate policies and
programs that “improve data collection, analysis, research and
dissemination, and promote(s) population and advocacy.”
Documents
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Documents
Report
: Latin America and the Caribbean: Aging and Development in Latin
America and the Caribbean (December 2010)
(Report in Spanish)
Writers of this report focus on the great importance to implement the
Brasilia Declaration (calling for a human rights convention) and the
recent Recommendation No. 27 that the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) adopted on October 19, 2010. This
review of the main activities undertaken during 2010 emphasizes
strengthening the measures and capacities that each country has taken
on aging.
South Asia:
Demographic Prognosis for South Asia: A future of rapid ageing (July
2009)
Population ageing that had, until the turn of the
century, remained a phenomenon largely exclusive to the developed
countries is now manifesting itself in an increasing number of less
developed countries. A new study, “Demographic Prognosis for South
Asia: A Future of Rapid Ageing,” points to the emerging number of older
persons in that region. Writers identify the issues and describe some
recently introduced government programs and policies. And they suggest
other ideas to assure older people’s health and dignity.
The Impact of
Social Pension: Perceptions of Asian Older Persons (June 15, 2008)
This UNFPA report presents the findings of research on social pensions
in four Asian countries- Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.
According to the report, a major issue which governments in these
countries need to address is financial security for the older persons.
A large majority of people in Asia work in the informal sector, as long
as they are strong enough. They enjoy no organized pension system and
hardly have any savings. It is only through social pensions that older
persons can be protected from falling into poverty. The results also
show that despite inadequate amounts received as social pensions, older
persons feel they are better off than they would have been without
them.
Population
Ageing in East and South-East Asia: Current Situation and Emerging
Challenges (July 2006)
UNFPA published this review report of policies and programs implemented
in line with the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, in
preparation of the UN five year global follow-up meeting in 2007. The
report, first in a series of publications, focuses on the “individual
detailed country situation and more in-depth regional level analysis of
key aspects of population ageing.” The report’s set of recommendations
include strengthening the social security systems in the region
(contributory and non-contributory) and improving data collection on
older persons by taking account of their age, sex and socio-economic
status.
UNFPA China:
“Population Aging in China – Facts and Figures” (April 2006)
The UN Population Fund office in China prepared this booklet on aging
describing the nation with the greatest number of older persons in the
world. It presents facts and figures on population aging in China,
including a graph on data disaggregated by age and sex. The booklet
further details efforts by the Chinese government and UNFPA to realize
recommendations of the 2002 Madrid International Plan of Action on
Aging.
Meeting the Challenges of Migration – Progress
since the ICPD (2006)
In its latest report on
migration, the UN Population Fund cites several recommendations of the
Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging. References include
specific needs of older refugees and integration of older migrants in
their new communities. However, while the report details general
progress in migrant workers’ rights, for example, it does not enumerate
specific improvements for the specific situation of older migrants.
Population and Development - Operational Challenges in Developing Countries (2002)
This report identifies key areas of UNFPA
contribution to the follow-up and implementation of MIPAA. For example,
UNFPA supports several in-country programs and conducts studies in
order to improve “information, basic research, training and subsequent
policy and programme development in the area of population ageing.” In
its work, UNFPA particularly emphasizes poor older persons and
women.
Links
Population
Ageing: A Larger - and Older Population
This page provides an overview on worldwide population
aging and UNFPA’s work on aging issues. The page also provides links to
UNFPA publications on aging.
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