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‘We need to stand up now’ for the elderly: urges UN rights expert on World Day

‘We need to stand up now’ for the elderly: urges UN rights expert on World Day

Oct 01, 2019, at 03:42 pm

New York: In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by 46 per cent, making the increase in those officially classified as elderly, one of the “most significant transformations of this century,'' the United Nations declared on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Older Persons.

Sexual abuse of elderly likely to ‘grow dramatically’: UN

Sexual abuse of elderly likely to ‘grow dramatically’: UN

Jun 14, 2019, at 12:55 pm

United Nations, Jun 14 (UNI): As the world prepares to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day this Saturday, the UN independent human rights expert mandated with defending the rights of older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, has stressed that they are often victims of sexual abuse and rape, although it remains rarely detected, reported or exposed.