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International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse); HelpAge International;
American Bar Association; National Women’s Council of Catalonia; and Federación
Iberoamericana de Asociaciones de Personas Adultas Mayores.

IV. Other matters

Discussion on the way forward
35. The Working Group considered item 7 at its 8th meeting, on 26 July, and held
a discussion on the way forward. Following a statement by the Chair, statements
were made by the representatives of Mauritius, the European Union, Austria,
Mexico, Argentina, Slovenia, Germany, Canada, El Salvador and Uruguay.
Statements were also made by the representative of the Office of the Ombudsman
of the National Human Rights Institute of Portugal and by the repre sentatives of
the following NGOs: Federación Iberoamericana de Asociaciones de Personas
Adultas Mayores; International Longevity Center Global Alliance, International
Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse; Japan Support Center for Activity and
Research for Older People.
36. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the Independent Expert on the
enjoyment of all human rights by older persons.
37. At the same meeting, on the proposal of the Chair, the Working Group agreed
on the two focus areas for the next session as follows: “Education, training, life-
long learning and capacity-building” and “Social protection and social security
(including social protection floors)”.

V. Chair’s summary of the key points of the discussions

38. At its 1st meeting, on 23 July, the Working Group agreed to include the Chair
’s summary of the key points of the discussions in the report of the session. The
Chair ’s summary reads as follows:

Chair’s summary of the key points of the discussions at the ninth session of the Open-
ended Working Group on Ageing
The ninth session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing began with
the election of officers. The Working Group elected by acclamation Martín García
Moritán as Chair; Alanoud Qassim M. A. Al-Temimi (Qatar), Lidija Dravec
(Slovenia) and Katharina Konzett-Stoffl (Austria) as Vice-Chairs; and Lahya
Itedhimbwa Shikongo (Namibia) as Rapporteur.
Regarding the composition of the Bureau, allow me to express once again my
great satisfaction that 80 per cent of its members are women representatives, which
represents a significant and positive sign in the context of the efforts by Member
States and regional groups to achieve gender parity at the United Nations.
The Working Group then adopted the agenda and programme of work for the
session. It should be emphasized that the Working Group organized its work
according to the oral decision taken during the discussion on the way forward held
during the eighth session in July 2017. During the intersessional period, the Bureau
proposed an organization of work based on: a general debate on the topic
“Measures to enhance the promotion and protection of the human rights and
dignity of older persons”; two interactive discussions on “Autonomy and
independence” and “Long- term and palliative care”; an interactive discussion on
normative elements to follow up on the examination of the focus areas of the
eighth session (“Equality and