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The Human Rights of Older Persons

A/HRC/RES/60/11View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2012–2025
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2025
A/HRC/RES/60/11

The human rights of older persons

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2022
A/HRC/RES/51/4

The human rights of older persons

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2019
A/HRC/RES/42/12

The human rights of older persons

61934%Compare
2016
A/HRC/RES/33/5

The human rights of older persons

1,27631%Compare
2013
A/HRC/RES/24/20

The human rights of older persons

1,05449%Compare

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Programme 20Human rights433—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects
Ageing PersonsExpertsHuman Rights

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes the work of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons;
2
Decides to extend the mandate of Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons for a period of three years according to the terms set out by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 33/5;
3
Requests all Governments to cooperate with the Independent Expert, and invites them to provide the mandate holder with all necessary information relating to the mandate;
4
Requests the Independent Expert to report regularly to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly in accordance with their respective programmes of work;
5
Also requests the Independent Expert to work in close coordination, while avoiding unnecessary duplication, with the open-ended intergovernmental working group, established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 58/13, including by participating in its annual sessions;
6
Encourages all relevant stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, human rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions and civil society, and invites the private sector, donors and development agencies, to cooperate fully with the Independent Expert to enable the mandate holder to fulfil the mandate;
7
Encourages organizers of international and regional forums addressing the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons to invite the Independent Expert to attend and participate in such events;
8
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure that the reports of the Independent Expert are brought to the attention of the open-ended intergovernmental working group and of the General Assembly;
9
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide the Independent Expert with all the human, technical and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate;
10
Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Programme 20Human rights433

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.