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AARP Statement to the 54^th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, March 1-13, 2010.

AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen delivers Closing Remarks on Day Two of the 2010 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging, 3 Feb. 2010.

AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen delivers Opening Address on Day Two of the 2010 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging

Day One Closing Remarks by Josh Collett, VP for International Affairs, AARP at the 2010 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging, Feb. 2, 2010.

AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen delivers Opening Address on Day One of the 2010 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging

Introduction and Welcome Remarks by Josh Collett, VP for International Affairs, AARP at the 2010 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging, 2 Feb. 2010.

Press Release: AARP, in cooperation with the United Nations Programme on Ageing, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), will organize a series of luncheon briefings on key global aging issues on February 2-3, 2010.

Examines the historical and current trends in the "social compact" between employers and workers in the United States. Publisher: AARP Public Policy Institute; Publication date: November, 2009

One of the fatalities in this week's earthquake in Haiti was one of the most well-known humanitarians and doctors in Brazil and a champion for seniors in that country, Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann.  

Issue Brief: AARP has been involved with the UN for over 35 years, and been represented at the UN in New York through dedicated staff and volunteers since 1985.

 With a special focus on health care reform, this edition features articles by Androulla Vassiliou, EU Commissioner for Health; Dr. Julio Frenk, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health; Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera, Spain's Minister of Health and Social Policy; a News Maker interview with John Creighton Campbell on the historic Japanese Elections; and more.

Remarks by James Forbes, Jr., AARP Board of Directors to the UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs Panel on Aging and Disability on the occasion of the International Day of persons with Disabilities, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, Thursday, December 3, 2009.

On behalf of our nearly 40 million members, AARP is proud to celebrate International Volunteer Day, an occasion that affirms so much of what AARP stands for. AARP Statement on the Occation of the 2009 UN International Volunteer Day.

A joint statement by AARP, Global Action on Aging, HelpAge International, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA), International Federation on Ageing (IFA) and International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Inc. (INPEA) to the 48th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development, 3-12 February 2010.

Issue Brief: As proposals for an Automatic IRA are considered, policy makers may find it useful to review voluntary workplace savings initiatives recently introduced in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Much like the proposed Auto-IRA in the U.S., the KiwiSaver (NZ) and Workplace Pension Reform (UK) employ automatic enrollment provisions to increase workplace pension coverage and low household savings rates.

In this AARP News Maker interview, John Creighton Campbell, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Michigan and a visiting researcher at the Tokyo University Institute of Gerontology discusses the historic elections and what the new government will aim to do to reverse Japan's demographic and economic decline.

"As we pause to celebrate the nineteenth annual International Day of Older Persons, we also stop to reflect on the changing world we live in and the challenges that lie ahead." A statement by AARP CEO Barry Rand, October 1, 2009

Issue Brief: As the world becomes more urbanized and populations age, it becomes increasingly important to develop effective urban planning policies that can safely accommodate the needs of all users: automobiles, public transportation, pedestrians, bicyclists, children, older people, and people with disabilities. This can be done by designing "complete streets," which incorporate sidewalks, bike lanes, crosswalks, pedestrian medians, bus lanes and shelters, and other features to encourage all means of transportation.

"All countries around the world - especially those in the European Union - are facing rapid demographic change. This is a source of potential tensions between the generations that policy makers need to address if our societies are to function well in the future. " In this Global Perspectives column, Anne-Sophie Parent, Director of AGE - The European Older People's Platform discusses the need to approach solidarity between the young, the active middle generations, and the seniors from a wider perspective.