To ensure the right of older persons to live in a safe, violence-free environment, and to benefit from health and social protection while being empowered to pursue their aspirations and contribute to society with their knowledge and experience, ESCWA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Iraq, organized a national workshop to develop the draft action plan for implementing the National Policy for Older Persons in Iraq (2024–2028).
Held in Baghdad on 8 and 9 July, the workshop brought together representatives from various ministries and government institutions concerned with ageing issues, as well as international, regional, and national non-governmental organizations.
It featured presentations on the components and objectives of the National Policy, discussions on emerging issues since its formulation, and the anticipated challenges during implementation, with the aim of gathering the necessary information to develop the policy’s operational framework.
