First of all I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for having invited me to participate in the high-level panel discussion on the outcomes of the review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, the so called MIPAA, and its Regional Implementation Strategy.
I also take this opportunity to welcome the report of the Secretary-General on this issue.
In September 2017, Portugal, together with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, organized the 4th Ministerial Conference on Ageing for Europe, under the theme A sustainable society for all ages: realizing the potential of living longer, where Ministers adopted the Lisbon Declaration.
A significant number of participants from the 56 UN - ECE Member States, European and International organisations, researchers and representatives of the civil society attended the Conference.
Leia a intervenção na íntegra em anexo.