October 1, 1991 (, Xinwei August 24), the International Day of Older Persons.





attracted national attention on the problems of an aging population, the United Nations General Assembly on December 14, 1990 passed a resolution to decide every year since 1991 10 1 May as the International Day of Older Persons. In 1992, the 47th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the "Declaration of the World Ageing", and decided to designate 1999 as the "International Year of Older Persons. In In 2009, the International Day of Older Persons, and the theme is "celebrating the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons: the establishment of a society for all ages". 2009 to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons. The theme of the 1999 International Year of Older Persons, "is to create a society for all ages". Over the past decade, under the joint efforts of the international community, countries take different measures to provide older people with a wide range of support and care for.
However, in many parts of the world, the rights of older people are still subject to varying degrees of abuse, such as age discrimination, the lack of recognition and respect, inclusion and participation in social affairs disenfranchisement. Not only that, in many countries and regions, the elderly have been the event of abuse and violence is often visible. (TodayinHistory.cn)
care for the elderly, to create a harmonious society