Joe DeCapua
July 28,2014
This week, a U.N. panel opens a three-day meeting on the ageing of the global population. It’s part of a process that could lead to a new international treaty to protect the rights of older persons.
This is the fifth ssion of the Open-ended Working Group on Aging. Its focus is on human rights, the care of older persons, violence, abu and legal and financial issues. Its work could lead to a U.N. Convention on the Rights of Older People.
One of the groups driving the process is HelpAge International, which began its Age Demands Action Campaign in 2007.
HelpAge Chief Executive Toby Porter explained why he believes a convention is needed for tho 60 years of age and older.天蓬大元帅
“Elder people around the world still suffer a lot of discrimination, a lot of abu. There really is a sort of feeling that there have been decades of various commitments, plans of action on ageing, international agreements that more needed to be done for the world’s older people, but it hasn’t really delivered enough change.”宣传语大全
电脑微信怎么截图难过的近义词He said when such a U.N. convention was approved for the disabled it brought dramatic changes for the better.
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HelpAge has collected nearly 300,000 petition signatures – from 112 countries – in support of a convention for older people. The movement has gained the support of Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu of South Africa. In a statement, Tutu said, “This is not a minority issue. We are all growing older.”
Porter said it’s important that people’s rights are protected as they age.
走开的英文“By protecting people’s rights and ensuring they’re not discriminated against in health rvices, in the work place, holding property, et cetera, by law, it’s going to benefit society
as a whole. Becau it’s going to make sure that the contribution of older people can be maximized and to make sure that older people aren’t ignored,” he said.
Porter called the campaign a “real grassroots movement” that includes many people “who’ve suffered a lifetime of poverty, exclusion and discrimination.”
“The world is rapidly ageing. It’s a triumph. It’s an unconditional triumph of international and national development that people are living longer lives. The average age of the population is rising significantly and this is a trend that will increa. It won’t decrea. Older age is hopefully everybody’s future,” he said.
The HelpAge chief executive said society faces the challenge of moving beyond negative stereotypes of aging.
“Older people are actually massive contributors to society, massively contributing to their families. And so I really do feel that population aging is going to become one of the most important themes in the world,” he said.
The U.N. Open-ended Working Group on Aging meets in New York from July 30 through August 1.
Reay Poch
July 28,2014
HANOI — China recently pulled an oil rig from an area of the disputed South China Sea that Vietnam also claims. Despite the action, the incident has had a lingering effect on consumers in Vietnam.
The shelves in this Vietname store, like most stores around the country, are filled with Chine-made products; but, much of it may go unsold, for now, with many Vietname consumers still angry over the recent oil rig dispute.
Like she does every year, Phu Lang Huong is taking her children to purcha school supplies.
This time, she says, she will only purcha Vietname products.
“China has already withdrawn its oil rig, but my initial thought is, we are Vietname. We have to buy Vietname," said Huong.
'Vietname People Give Priority to Vietname Goods' is part of an ongoing nationwide
campaign to promote nationalism.
In May, China placed the drilling platform in disputed waters near the Paracel islands. The location for the oil exploration led to clashes between Chine ships and Vietname fishing boats.
Mai Mai, a college student in Hanoi, says she still us products made in China, but won't buy new ones.
“After this incident, there are so many slogans on the Internet such as 'stop using Chine goods.' So many people did try to put their Chine things away," said Mai.写给爱人的情话
China was Vietnam's largest trade partner in 2013, with bilateral trade worth $50.21 billion, according to the government in Hanoi.
