By 2050, the United Nations expects the number of people aged 65 or older worldwide to more than double, rising from 761 million in 2021 to 1.6 billion
The collective success of better sanitation, healthcare, education and gender equality have contributed to people living longer than ever before.The UN's World Social Report 2023 is urging better measures to ensure the rights and wellbeing of older people are at the centre of efforts to achieve a sustainable future.
Population ageing is furthest along in Europe and Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, and most of Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, according to the report. The World Health Organisation and the UN have designated 2021-2030 as the Decade of Healthy Aging, building on the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and aligns with the timing of the Sustainable Development Goals.
It urges appropriate foresight and planning by governments to manage the challenges, and to enhance opportunities to ensure no one is left behind.
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