- Seminar Agenda
- List of Participants
- Background Note
- Doha Declaration: arabic
- Press Release: | arabic | french |
Urgent Global Action Needed to Ensure Positive Ageing in Poor Countries, Say Experts
DOHA, 5 June 2009— The International Seminar on Family Networks Population Ageing, the first of its kind to focus on developing countries, concluded by recommending urgent global action to ensure positive ageing for older persons, especially in poor nations.
The Forum, organized by the Doha International Institute-Qatar Foundation, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, Northwestern University and the United Nations Programme on Ageing, was hosted by the Qatari Government on 3-4 June in Doha. The event was attended by more than 40 international ageing experts, including representatives from the United Nations, regional and national non-governmental organizations, academics and researchers that reviewed, presented and assessed the emerging ageing trend, its critical challenges and opportunities.
This Doha meeting aimed at consolidating international efforts to deal with population ageing; to support the roles of families, communities and governments in caring for the older persons; and to help draw an agenda for ageing research and planning at the global, regional and national levels.
The premise of the Doha Ageing Seminar for developing countries was based fully on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Cairo 1994 Programme of Action (PoA) and the Second World Assembly, known as the Madrid International Conference on Ageing 2002 PoA. UNFPA and its partners support governments, civil societies and family networks in their efforts to implement these PoAs.
In concluding by way forward, UNFPA and its partners will continue supporting collaboration through the expert network of researchers created for population ageing, and will publish in cooperation with the DIFSD a report on this seminar and a book to include ageing studies in developing countries from around the world, including those presented in this meeting.
The Doha meeting ended with sweeping consensus by the participants to urge governments, civil society, international organizations and family networks to prioritize the ageing issue. They recommended the enactment of adequate policies, social safety nets and services to fulfill the pressing needs of older persons and to ensure them a healthy living. They also stressed that acting now and planning ahead for ageing and its consequences on individuals and societies, especially the most vulnerable, will help avert the huge “cost of no action” in the future.
Seminar on Family Support Networks and Population Ageing
Doha, Qatar, 3-4 June 2009
Agenda
3 June |
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9:00 - 9:30 am |
Welcoming Remarks
Ms. Noor Al Malki, Supreme Council of Family Affairs Mr. Richard Wilkins, Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development Mr. Jose Miguel Guzman, UNFPA Mr. Alexandre Sidorenko, UN Programme on Ageing Mr. Alberto Palloni, Northwestern University |
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10:00 - 10:30 am |
Mr. Alberto Palloni: Presentation of Background Paper |
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10:30 - 10:45 am |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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10:45 am - 12:45 pm |
Session 1 - Panel on the Changing Family Structure and its Impact on the Welfare of Older Persons (Chair: Mr. John Knodel / Discussant: Ms. Emily Grundy) Mr. Francesco Billari Is Old-Age Security Still a Motive for Childbearing in Low Fertility Services? Ms. Melanie Sereny Chinese Elders' Living Arrangement Concordance and Self-Rated Health Mr. Merril Silverstein The Impact of Labour Migration on Intergenerational Support Networks of Older People in Rural China ( Powerpoint Presentation ) |
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12:45 -1:45 pm |
Lunch
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1:45 - 3:45 pm |
Session 2 - Panel on Inter-Generational Relations (Chair: Mr. Merril Silverstein / Discussant: Mr. Jorge Bravo) Mr. John Knodel Is Intergenerational Solidarity Really on the Decline? Cautionary Evidence from Thailand Ms. Karen Glaser Family Disruption and Social Support Among Older People Across Europe Ms. Kathryn Yount Gender, Generation and Resource Transfers in Egypt |
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3:45 - 4:00 pm |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Session 3 - Panel on Caregiving (Chair: Ms. Kathryn Yount / Discussant: Mr. Barthelemy Kuate-Defo) Ms. Leng Leng Thang The Dynamics of Multigenerational Care in Singapore ( Powerpoint Presentation ) Ms. Jinkook Lee Depression, Social Network and Gender Mr. Keder Zakania Caregiving in the Arab Countries |
4 June |
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9:00 -11:00 am |
Session 4 - Panel on Economic Transfers (Chair: Mr. John Knodel / Discussant: Mr. Francesco Billari) Mr. Luis Rosero-Bixby Intergenerational Transfers in Latin America and Population Ageing Ms. Hye-Won Erin Kim Child-to-Parent Financial Transfers and their Contribution to Reducing Elder Poverty in Korea ( Powerpoint Presentation ) Mr. Jorge Bravo Intergenerational Reallocations in Chile |
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11:00 - 11:15 am |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
Session 5 - Social Inclusion and Integraton: Protecting Older Persons Against Violence, Abuse and Discrimination (Chair: Mr. Jorge Bravo / Discussant: Mr. Luis Rosero-Bixby) Ms. Jenny Gierveld Living Arrangements and Differences in Family Support: A Comparative Perspective Ms. Monica Ferreira Protecting Older Persons Against Violence, Abuse and Discrimination |
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12:15 - 1:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 - 2:45 pm |
Session 6 - Role of Government, Community, NGOs, FBOs: Policy Implications
(Chair: Ms. Monica Ferreira / Discussant: Ms. Melanie Sereny) Ms. Sandra Huenchuan Ageing, Families and Care Systems in Latin America [forthcoming] Ms. Emily Grundy Family Support for Older People in Europe: Determinants and Consequences Mr. Alexandre Sidorenko Government Policies Supporting Family Networks: Best Practices from the Policy Area of Ageing |
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2:45 - 3:45 pm |
Session 7 - Case Studies: Effective Policies to Address the Challenges of Rapid Population Ageing Faced by Governments and Families (Chair: Mr. Jose Miguel Guzman / Discussant: Mr. Alexandre Sidorenko) Mr. Barthelemy Kuate-Defo Intergenerational Transfers and Population Ageing in African Countries Mr. Yussouf Muftah Case Study from Qatar [forthcoming] Ms. Deborah Cobb-Clark The Role of Support from Children and Own Labour Supply in Supporting the Elderly in Indonesia and Viet Nam Ms. Veronica Montes de Oca Intergenerational Solidarity in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities Mr. Rolando Garcia Social Policies, Family Arrangements and Population Ageing in Cuba |
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3:45 - 4:00 pm |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Session 7 - Continued |
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5:00 - 6:00 pm |
Session 8 - The Way Forward (Chair: Ms. Ann Pawliczko) Panel of Collaborating Partners: - Mr. Jose Miguel Guzman, UNFPA - Ms. Amina Mesdoua, Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development - Mr. Alberto Palloni, Northwestern University - Mr. Alexandre Sidorenko, UN Programme on Ageing |
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Closing Mr. Jose Miguel Guzman, UNFPA Mr. Richard Wilkins, Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development |
