See Report of the World Assembly on Ageing, Vienna, 26 July-6 August 1982 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.82.I.16), chap. VI.
1
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General 5/ on the third review and appraisal of the implementation of the International Plan of Action on Ageing;
2
Endorses the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General, in the form of global and national targets on ageing for the year 2001, 6/ aimed at streamlining the implementation of the Plan of Action in its second decade;
3
Calls uponthe Secretary-General to maintain the integrity and the identity of the United Nations programme on ageing;
4
Commends the International Institute on Ageing on its training programme and related activities, and invites national, regional and international organizations to cooperate closely with the Institute;
5
Urgesthe United Nations, Member States and non-governmental organizations to support the African Society of Gerontology in developing and implementing a regional programme of activities on ageing;
6
Invitesinterested Member States, non-governmental organizations and research centres to support the activities of the United Nations programme on ageing, particularly research activities aimed at suggesting policy options to enhance contributions by the elderly to development;
7
InvitesGovernments, non-governmental organizations and United Nations organizations and bodies concerned with ageing to submit to the Secretary-General their proposals for the preparations for and observance of the International Year of Older Persons;
8
Calls uponthe Secretary-General to draft a conceptual framework of a programme for the preparation and observance of the International Year of Older Persons and to submit it, through the Commission for Social Development at its thirty-fourth session in 1995, to the General Assembly for consideration at its fiftieth session in 1995.
