Raport global privind discriminarea pe criteriul vârstei, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății (OMS 2021)

This year, the World Health Organization published the first global report on ageism. The report analyses how ageism is manifesting, analysing its impact on older people as well as younger people. This first report outlines a number of potential strategies to combat the phenomenon, focusing on parti...

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Published inDrepturile omului no. 1; pp. 128 - 136
Main Author Moroianu, Andreea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Romanian
Published Institutul Român pentru Drepturile Omului 2021
Romanian Institute for Human Rights
Subjects
Family and social welfare
Health and medicine and law
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
global report
ageing
ageism
World Health Organisation
strategy
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Summary:This year, the World Health Organization published the first global report on ageism. The report analyses how ageism is manifesting, analysing its impact on older people as well as younger people. This first report outlines a number of potential strategies to combat the phenomenon, focusing on participation and human rights. It also raises issues of intersectional discrimination faced by certain categories of older people and the importance of combating age-related misconceptions. At the same time, it stresses the importance of improving the data collection and analysis system in order to gain a broader view of the phenomenon of age discrimination.
ISSN:1220-613X
2668-9499