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The report is under embargo until 12 January 2023, 12:00 noon EST
People are living longer, signalling our collective success in improving the living conditions for billions of people around the world. While better sanitation and medical therapies and greater access to education have driven the growth of older populations, the benefits have not been shared equally. Some older persons are economically secure and healthy, but many are not. As the world continues to suffer from destabilizing shocks with impacts on health, the economy and social welfare, many older people continue to live in poverty and without access to any form of social protection.
The 2023 edition of the World Social Report calls for governments to take proactive steps to address the challenges of an ageing world and maximize the opportunities that it brings, while giving all older persons a chance to thrive. According to the report, action undertaken at the national and international level will ensure that no one is left behind as we drive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
WHAT: Press briefing to launch the World Social Report 2023: Leaving no one behind in an ageing world
WHO:
John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division, UN DESA
Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN DESA
Shantanu Mukherjee, Director of the Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA
WHEN: Thursday, 12 January 2023, 12:30 pm EST
WHERE: UN Press Briefing Room, S-237 (Live on http://webtv.un.org)
About the World Social Report:
The World Social Report 2023, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, including its analysis and review of policy options to address population ageing, is intended to provide world leaders with information and policy guidance as they chart a path forward and renew commitments to achieving the SDGs at the upcoming SDG Summit in September.
The report will be available on 12 January, 12 noon EST at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/world-social-report.html
Hashtag: #WorldSocialReport
Media contacts:
Sharon Birch, UN Department of Global Communications, birchs@un.org
Helen Rosengren, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, rosengrenh@un.org
