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AN AGE-INCLUSIVE POST 2015, BEYOND
MDG'S AGENDA - AGEING WOMEN
As
the debate on the post-2015 development agenda develops, there is growing
recognition of a need to better respond to shifting global demographics and
population ageing.
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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were agreed by UN Member States in 2000 as a 15 year plan to address major development issues, including halving extreme poverty and halting the spread of HIV and AIDS. The MDGs have had a major impact on international and national development policies.
However, the targets and indicators to measure their success do not include older people's poverty and development needs. The focus is on reproductive health and children’s education and health.
Despite the goal to halve poverty by 2015, older people are often not
included in MDG related development programmes. We must ensure that older
people are included in the next development framework, or "post-2015"
framework.
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