United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/55/58
Distr.: General
17 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 104
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/592)]
55/58. Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons:
Second World Assembly on Ageing
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 54/24 of 10 November 1999, and its resolution 54/262
of 25 May 2000, by which it decided to convene the Second World Assembly on
Ageing, to be held in Spain in April 2002,
Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 2000/1 of 3 May 2000,
as well as Commission for Social Development decision 38/100 of 17 February
2000, 1
Acknowledging the initiatives undertaken and the momentum generated, at all
levels, towards addressing the challenges of the ageing of populations and the
concerns and contributions of older persons by the celebration of the International
Year of Older Persons,
Bearing in mind that, in its resolution 54/262, the General Assembly decided
that the Commission for Social Development would serve as the preparatory
committee for the Second World Assembly on Ageing,
Reiterating that the Second World Assembly on Ageing should give particular
attention, inter alia, to linkages between ageing and development, with particular
attention to the needs, priorities and perspectives of developing countries,
Reaffirming the necessity of ensuring that the Second World Assembly on
Ageing will provide an action-oriented follow-up to the International Year of Older
Persons, and recognizing the importance of an adequate preparatory process,
Reaffirming also that the revised plan of action and the long-term strategy on
ageing will contain realistic financial recommendations for implementation,
Recognizing the continuing process of elaboration of the United Nations
research agenda on ageing for the twenty-first century, which is aimed at providing a
background for policy responses to ageing, in particular in developing countries,
1
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2000, Supplement No. 6 and corrigendum
(E/2000/26 and Corr.1), chap. I, sect. C.
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