A/RES/79/147 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 19 December 2024 Seventy-ninth session Agenda item 26 (b) Social development: social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, persons with disabilities and the family Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2024 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/79/450, para. 39)] 79/147. Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 57/167 of 18 December 2002, in which it endorsed the Political Declaration and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, 1 its resolution 58/134 of 22 December 2003, in which it took note, inter alia, of the road map for the implementation of the Madrid Plan of Action, and its resolutions 60/135 of 16 December 2005, 61/142 of 19 December 2006, 62/130 of 18 December 2007, 63/151 of 18 December 2008, 64/132 of 18 December 2009, 65/182 of 21 December 2010, 66/127 of 19 December 2011, 67/139 and 67/143 of 20 December 2012, 68/134 of 18 December 2013, 69/146 of 18 December 2014, 70/164 of 17 December 2015, 71/164 of 19 December 2016, 72/144 of 19 December 2017, 73/143 of 17 December 2018, 74/125 of 18 December 2019, 75/152 of 16 December 2020, 76/138 of 16 December 2021, 77/190 of 15 December 2022, 78/177 of 19 December 2023 and 78/324 of 13 August 2024, Recognizing that there has been steady participation of Member States in the fourth review and appraisal cycle of implementation of the Madrid Plan of Action, although, in some parts of the world, awareness of the Madrid Plan of Action remains limited, which limits the scope of implementation efforts, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 2 Taking note also of other initiatives that the Secretary-General, United Nations agencies and United Nations entities have undertaken, and noting in this regard the importance of promoting equal access of older persons to social services, healthcare __________________ Report of the Second World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, 8–12 April 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.IV.4), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 2 A/79/157. 1 24-24133 (E) *2424133*