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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make a Statement on a general topical concern on the International Day of Older Persons. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 47(1) to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely, the International Day of Older Persons, which is celebrated on 1st October, every year, by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly such as elderliness and elder abuse. It is also a day to appreciate the contribution that older people make in the society. Madam Deputy Speaker, on 14th December, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted vide Resolution 45/106 to designate 1st October as the International Day for Older Persons. It is noted that there are currently more than 700 million people over the age of 60 years, with Eastern Asia being the home to the largest number of older persons at 261 million and Europe and Northern America following with over 200 million. It is predicted that by the year 2050, this figure will have risen to over 1.5 billion, with the fastest increase in the number of older persons expected to be in Northern Africa and Western Asia and the second fastest projected to be in Sub-Saharan Africa. Madam Deputy Speaker, various initiatives preceded the resolution of the day in order to address the challenges that face the ageing population. The Vienna Plan of Action on Ageing which was adopted by the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing and endorsed by the UNGA; the United Nations Principles for Older Persons, adopted via Resolution 46/91 by UNGA in 1991 and the Madrid International Plan of Action on"
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