South Asia Partnership on Ageing: The Kathmandu Declaration 2016
The declaration was undertaken following a workshop attended by members of SAARC in Kathmandu (Nepal), 2016.
Key Features of the Declaration
A regional body called South Asia Senior Citizens’ Forum (SASCF) was established. It had been established on the basis of the 36 point Kathmandu Declaration signed at the 18th SAARC Summit meeting in 2014, focusing towards the ‘Special Needs of Elderly Population’ of the region.
The Forum also reaffirms commitments to the Older Peoples Rights enshrined in the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing, the United Nations Principles for Older Persons, the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, ....
