A/RES/54/262 Page 2 Recalling resolution 37/2 adopted by the Commission for Social Development at its thirty-seventh session,2 Bearing in mind that, under its resolution 54/24, the General Assembly has entrusted the Commission for Social Development with the revision of the International Plan of Action on Ageing and the elaboration of a long-term strategy on ageing, Recalling the offer made at the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly by the Government of Spain to host a second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002, 1. Decides to convene the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002, on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the first World Assembly on Ageing held at Vienna, to be devoted to the overall review of the outcome of the first World Assembly, as well as to the adoption of a revised plan of action and a long-term strategy on ageing, encompassing its periodic reviews, in the context of a society for all ages; 2. Stresses that, in fulfilling these objectives, the Second World Assembly should give particular attention, inter alia, to: (a) Action-oriented measures to be taken by societies in a comprehensive response to the current ageing processes, on the basis of the best practices and lessons learned during the International Year of Older Persons, and bearing in mind the social, cultural and economic realities of each society; (b) Linkages between ageing and development, with particular attention to the needs and perspectives of developing countries; (c) Measures to mainstream ageing within the context of current global development agendas; (d) Appropriate forms of public and private partnership, including with non-governmental organizations, at all levels, for building societies for all ages; (e) Measures to strengthen the solidarity between generations, keeping in mind the needs of both older and younger generations; 3. Accepts the offer of the Government of Spain to host the Second World Assembly on Ageing, and decides that the Second World Assembly shall be held in Spain in April 2002; 4. Invites all States Members of the United Nations, members of the specialized agencies and observers, as well as other intergovernmental organizations, in accordance with the established practice of the General Assembly, to participate at a high level in the Second World Assembly; 5. Invites non-governmental organizations in the field of ageing, as well as research institutions and representatives of the private sector, to participate in and contribute to the Second World Assembly and its preparatory process, including organizing meetings and studies related to the themes of the Second World Assembly; 2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1999, Supplement No. 6 (E/1999/26), chap. I, sect. D, para. 4. /...