The Global Initiative on Ageing and Longevity (GIA Longevity) was conceived by a group of civic leaders in several countries, in coordination with different institutions of the United Nations. It was established as a Foundation and registered under Spanish law in February 2022. GIA’s mission is to support the achievement of the goals set by the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing as well as the Sustainable Development Goals by improving the standard of living, participation and inclusion of the world’s ageing population. GIA’s outreach is enhanced by partners in several countries and by virtual learning and policy platforms.

The great challenges include the basic opportunities: the existence of national, regional and international protection mechanisms; digitization and improvement of services; intergenerational benefits; mobility, health care, financial well-being and participation needs give room for innovation in the private and public sectors as average life expectancy has increased; and the potential of the different parties concerned from their respective functions.

In this sense, the Initiative seeks to strengthen public policy knowledge, the potential and needs of this group, in addition to the importance of promoting the adoption of an International Convention as a further objective. The enjoyment of the rights of this group must be addressed in a comprehensive manner;

Although this issue has been on the UN agenda for several years, it deserves to be strengthened through capacity building and the exchange of experiences.

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