A/RES/54/24 Page 3 Taking note of General Comment No. 6 (1995) of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the economic, social and cultural rights of older persons,2 Acknowledging the initiatives undertaken and the momentum generated, at all levels, towards addressing the challenge of ageing and the concerns and contributions of ageing and older persons by the celebration of the International Year of Older Persons, Convinced of the necessity to ensure an action-oriented follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons with a view to sustaining that momentum, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 3 and noting with satisfaction the focus in the annex to the report on the elaboration of a policy framework for a long-term perspective strategy on ageing, including a research agenda for the twenty-first century, in the context of a society for all ages, Recalling resolution 37/2 adopted by the Commission for Social Development at its thirty-seventh session,4 in which the Commission requested the Secretary-General to solicit the views of States, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector on updating the International Plan of Action on Ageing and on the desirability and feasibility of convening a review of the outcome of the World Assembly on Ageing in 2002, including the interrelationship of ageing and development, 1. Notes with satisfaction the successful celebration of the International Year of Older Persons, with the theme “A society for all ages”, and resolves to maintain the momentum created by the Year; 2. Emphasizes the need to address the developmental aspects of ageing with particular attention to the situation of developing countries; 3. Stresses the importance of the collection of data and population statistics disaggregated by sex and by age on all aspects of population ageing for policy formulation by all countries, and encourages the relevant entities of the United Nations to support national efforts, especially of developing countries, in capacitybuilding, and, in this context, takes note of the establishment by the United Nations of an Internet- accessible database on ageing, and invites States to submit, whenever possible, information for inclusion in the database; 4. Encourages the press and the media to play a central role in the creation of awareness of population ageing and related issues, in the elimination of stereotypes and discrimination of older persons in the media and in the promotion of solidarity among generations; 5. Urges the development of policies and programmes at the national, regional and international levels which respond to the rights, needs and abilities of older women; 2 E/C.12/1995/16/Rev.1. 3 A/54/268. 4 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1999, Supplement No. 6 (E/1999/26), chap. I, sect. D, para. 4. /...