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The present report is submitted pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2023/15. It provides an overview of the modalities for the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002. The report also provides an update on the follow-up to the outcomes of the fourth review and appraisal process. It concludes with a proposed timeline for the fifth review and appraisal cycle, as well as recommendations for consideration by the Commission. 

In the report, there is an emphasis on the importance of adopting a bottom-up participatory approach that would allow Member States to benefit from carefully considered assessments of the extent to which the objectives of the Madrid Plan of Action are being achieved at the local, national and regional levels. It is also noted that the year 2027 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Second World Assembly on Ageing, presenting an opportunity to reaffirm commitment to the Political Declaration and the Madrid Plan of Action.  

The report provides recommendations on the modalities for the fifth review and appraisal, including the endorsement of the proposed timeline, and Member States are urged to leverage the outcomes to strengthen and advance efforts towards a society for all ages.

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Title : Modalities for the Fifth Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002 (E/CN.5/2025/5)​

Publication : UN Secretary-General, 2024 November (17 pages)

​URL : https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4069912?ln=en&v=pdf