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EPACHA Foundation
Proudly Celebrates
International Day of
Older Persons
October 1st

Courtesy, Humanity's Older Persons Around the World!
Though 'Youthful Years' may
seem long, long ago . . .
“Older Persons”
know how to gracefully grow.
Older Persons know how to wisely live.
Of good advice, Older Persons
can surely give.
“Older Persons”
can be a compass to guide . . .
Older Persons can lead in sure stride.
Youth can learn from
“Older Persons”
who are our aged and seasoned
“Trees of Wisdom”
who surely know . . . and can
surely show the
wise and prudent way to go.
- EPAHA Foundation -

Older Persons Have
"Human Rights!"
2023 Theme:
"Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for
Older Persons: Across Generations"

Older Persons Have
"Human Rights"
Around The World!
Courtesy, United Nations
Seventy-five years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, a monumental document in the history of "human rights." Written by representatives from around the world with different legal, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, it is the first document articulating the fundamental human rights that are meant to be universally protected.
In recognition of this milestone, and looking to a future that delivers on the promise to ensure that all persons, including all older persons, fully enjoy their human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 33rd commemoration of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons will focus on the theme of “Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations”. The event will put a spotlight on the specificity of older persons around the world, for the enjoyment of their rights and in addressing violations, and how the strengthening of solidarity through equity and reciprocity between generations offers sustainable solutions to deliver on the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The work of the International Community around intergenerational solidarity has demonstrated, time and again, through various fora that intergenerational solutions, which are guided by the human rights principles of participation, accountability, non-discrimination and equality, empowerment and legality, can contribute to rekindle the legacy, relevance and activism of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by empowering both youth and older persons to shift the needle of political will towards fulfilling the promises of the Declaration for all people across generations.
Objectives of UNIDOP 2023:
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To increase global knowledge and awareness of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and generate commitments among all stakeholders to strengthen the protection of the human rights of current and future generations of older persons around the world;
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To share and learn from intergenerational models for the protection of human rights around the world; and
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To call on Governments and UN entities to review their current practices with a view to better integrate a life course approach to human rights in their work, and to ensure the active and meaningful participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, national human rights institutions and older persons themselves, in the work on strengthening solidarity among generations and intergenerational partnerships.
Above Text Courtesy, United Nations
Learn more about UNIDOP 2023 on the following web page:
Courtesy, United Nations

Learn more about the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A Question for the World's
Children & Youth . . .

Image Courtesy: Photo illustrations by Zachary Scott for The New York Times. Hair and Makeup:
Bruce Spaulding Fuller, Aimee Macabeo, Stephanie Daniel. Wardobe: Gillean McLeod.
Set and Props: Patrick Muller. Retouching: Electric Art, Amy Dresser.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/magazine/what-if-age-is-nothing-but-a-mind-set.html
Did you know that "younger persons"
have a responsibility to care for
"OLDER PERSONS?"
WHY?

Because one day "younger persons"
will also become "older persons"
needing care in older age
with the protection of
"HUMANS RIGHTS!"
Remember:
All Nations - great and small -
MUST ADHERE TO & ENSURE
THE "HUMAN RIGHTS"
OF OLDER PERSONS
in every place
Around the World!
- EPACHA Foundation -
EPACHA's Special Tribute to . . .
Older Persons
Around the World!

Are you considering the needs
of the many millions of
“Older Persons”
around the world . . .

Who were once little boys
and girls?

Are you honoring "Older Persons"
and
showing gratitude as you should . . .

. . . in your Nations / Countries –
in your families and local
neighborhoods?

Are you aware of the many
arduous pathways that
“Older Persons”
have labored to pave
so that we who are younger
can have a much better life?

Do you know of the
h i s t o r i c b a t t l e s . . .

Photo Courtesy, Wikimedia Commons - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Airmen
and many, many
s a c r i f i c e s . . .

Courtesy, http://www.navajocodetalkers.org/
“Older Persons”
with honor did brave
and
un-begrudgingly gave?

U.S.A. - Veterans Day
Let’s now ask ourselves
some very important
QUESTIONS?
“Toward Older Persons . . .
How do we behave?”

Do we treat elderly
“Seniors”
with deserving kindness?

Do we treat them with utmost respect?

Or do we carelessly cast them aside
to utter poverty and neglect?

Courtesy, UNHCR - http://www.unhcr.org.uk/news-and-views/news-list/news-detail/article/at-99-grandma-from-bhutan-chooses-new-life-over-old.html
Do we abandon them to homelessness?

Courtesy, http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/when-their-kith-and-kin-dont-need-them-anymore/article3945236.ece?textsize=large&test=1
Do we ever think about their
emotional well-being?

Do we provide proper medical care?

Do we think about their loneliness?

Do we make them Happy . . .

Or do we make them cry . . .

. . . with sorrowful tears and sufferings
until they die.

Courtesy, UNHCR
Do you know that
“Humanity as a whole”
have a responsibility to . . .

Courtesy, UNHCR
“Older Persons”
in every place
Around the World?!

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From generation-to-generation . . .

little girls and little boys
grow-up to be . . .

“Older Persons!”

Photo Courtesy, www.UNCHR.org
So let’s all begin to make
some quality noise!

It’s time to let our voices be heard in
every place loud and clear . . .
for the safety, health and
overall well-being of . . .

“Older Persons”
everywhere!
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- EPAHA Foundation -

Learn more about . . .
"International Day of Older Persons"
on the following United Nations web page:
Courtesy, United Nations

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