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Article: In Message For International Day Of Older Persons, Secretary-General Calls For Substantially Improved National Ageing-Specific Policies.
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- September 29, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 September 2008-United Nations: In Message For International Day Of Older Persons, Secretary-General Calls For Substantially Improved National Ageing-Specific Policies(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on the International Day of Older Persons, to be observed on 1 October:
The theme of this year's International Day of Older Persons, "Rights of Older Persons", is especially apt in this year in which we mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Promoting the independence, participation and dignity of older ...