IFA Global Café Resources 1 December 2023
About the World Summit on Social Development
The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the “World Social Summit” in 2025, under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development” to be held in Doha, Qatar from 4-6 November.
The Summit will convene heads of State or Government, along with other leaders and CSOs, to address gaps and recommit to the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action and its implementation and give momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
Advancing Healthy Ageing as a Cornerstone of Social Development
As populations age at unprecedented rates, the global community faces a decisive moment: will we adapt policies and systems to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to age with dignity, health, and voice, or risk leaving millions behind? Our work demonstrates that investing in healthy ageing strengthens entire societies, from resilient health systems and inclusive labour markets to sustainable urban development and intergenerational solidarity. The ageing agenda must be a core component of the sustainable development agenda.
Resources
- Waldegrave, C., Cunningham, C., Love, C., Nguyen, G. and Mercury. M. (2023) Co-creating culturally nuanced social measures with Indigenous elders. In A. Urbaniak and A. Wanka (Eds.) Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Approaches in Ageing Research. DOI: 10.4324/9781003254829 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003254829-9/co-creating-culturally-nuanced-social-measures-indigenous-elders-charles-waldegrave-chris-cunningham-catherine-love-giang-nguyen-monica-mercury?context=ubx&refId=5bc4a8d2-58f1-42e8-b3d4-cc26ef1d6959
- Waldegrave, C., and Mercury. M. (2023) Co-creating research: Co-researchers’ parallel conversations. In A. Urbaniak and A. Wanka (Eds.) Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Approaches in Ageing Research. DOI: 10.4324/9781003254829 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003254829-31/co-creating-research-charles-waldegrave-monica-mercury?context=ubx&refId=dbef8f0f-da1e-4cd4-8ad2-5d1242e307c2
- Waldegrave, C., Aartsen, M., Lowenstein, A., Seppänen, M., Niemi, M., Melchiorre, M. G., and Lamura, G. (2021) “Conflicting Relations, Abuse and Discrimination Experienced by Older Adults”. In: Walsh, K., Scharf, T., Van Regenmortel, S., Wanka, A. (Eds.) Social Exclusion in Later Life: Interdisciplinary and Policy Perspectives. International Perspectives on Aging, Volume 28. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8_9
- Morgan, D., Dahlberg, L., Waldegrave, C., Mikulionienė, S., Rapolienė, G., Lamura, G. and Aartsen, M. (2021). Revisiting loneliness: Individual and country-level changes. In: Walsh, K., Scharf, T., Van Regenmortel, S., Wanka, A. (Eds.) Social Exclusion in Later Life: Interdisciplinary and Policy Perspectives. International Perspectives on Aging, Volume 28. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8_8
- Myck, M., Waldegrave, C. and Dahlberg, L. (2021). Two dimensions of social exclusion: economic deprivation and dynamics of loneliness during later life in Europe. In: Walsh, K., Scharf, T., Van Regenmortel, S., Wanka, A. (Eds.) Social Exclusion in Later Life: Interdisciplinary and Policy Perspectives. International Perspectives on Aging, Volume 28. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8_24
- Burholt, V., Winter, B., Aartsen, M., Constantinou, C., Dahlberg, L., Feliciano, V., Gierveld, J., Van Regenmortel, S. and Waldegrave, C. (2020) “A critical review and development of a conceptual model of exclusion from social relations of older people” European Journal of Ageing, 17, 3–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-019-00506-0
- Waldegrave, C (2019) “A Universal Pension and Subsidised Housing: Is it a Panacea for an Older Population? New Zealand, A case study in relation to European outcomes”, Retraite et société (Retirement and Society published in French and English) No 81, pp.143-163. https://www.cairn.info/revue-retraite-et-societe-2019-1-page-143.htm
- Waldegrave, C., (2015) “Measuring Elder Abuse in New Zealand: Findings from the New Zealand Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NZLSA)”, for the New Zealand Government, Office for Seniors, Ministry of Social Development https://officeforseniors.govt.nz/assets/documents/our-work/elder-abuse/Elder-abuse-technical-report.pdf
- Waldegrave, C. (2014) “Old and Poor or Old and Cared for? Some policy reflections on data from the first two waves of NZLSA”, Policy Quarterly, Vol. 10 (3) pp60-65 https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/pq/article/view/4494/3984
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