UNITAR and its 24 International Training Centers for Authorities and Leaders -CIFAL Global Network-, UN DESA, UNFPA, IOM, UN WOMEN, UNHCR, WHO, ITU, and OHCHR, together with the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse; the International Longevity Centre; the Global Initiative on Ageing Foundation, and the NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) have joined efforts to put together five Virtual […]

This afternoon, at the United Nations House in Malaga, we held a new gathering, in this case on ageing and work, organized jointly by Cifal Malaga and the GIA Foundation. Moderated by Francisco M. Pastor, the gathering has had the participation of the pension analyst Adrián González Lendínez, the professor of Applied Economics at the University of Malaga Ricardo Pagan-Rodriguez and the professor of Sociology [...]

Next Tuesday, May 17, Internet Day 2022 is celebrated, a date that is celebrated in much of the world, whose main objective is to publicize the possibilities offered by new technologies to improve information and the standard of living of societies. This year the central theme of this day is "Internet for Seniors and Healthy Ageing". The objective is to [...]

The Deputy Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Nikhil Seth; the representative of the Global Initiative on Ageing (GIA), Ambassador Luis Gallegos; the mayor of the city of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre Prados; the President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, Mohammed Al Jarwan; and the Vice-Rector for Studies [...]

This afternoon we celebrated the gathering "Women and Ageing" with the presence of our vice president, Silvia Candamil Neira; the president of the Zero Violence Platform, Carmen Martín; the advisor of the Social Rights Area of the City of Malaga, Mar Torres; and the president of the Federation of Women of the Northeast Region, Adela Romero Ruano. Moderated by the head [...]

GIA Foundation’s President, Ambassador Luis Gallegos, continues with his extensive agenda bringing awareness about the multifaceted issues of the Ageing Population. As Chairman of the Global Initiative on Ageing, the Ambassador has met with Professor Claudia Mahler, Independent Expert of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Adults. #Humanrights

This afternoon we held an interesting webinar on ageing with the presence of the division director of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Alex Mejia; our Vice-President, Silvia Candamil Neira; the editor of the European Gerontomigrations Observatory, Rafael Durán; the former president of the Spanish Society of Geriatrics Jose Antonio Lopez Trigo; and the professor of the University of Malaga Mayte Echezarreta. [...]

An intense week has come to an end in which our president, Ambassador Luis Gallegos, has presented the projects that we have underway at the Global Initiative on Aging Foundation (GIA) at the highest levels of the United Nations. Thus, the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Gutièrres, has had the opportunity to find out what we are doing to [...]

The director of the GIA Foundation, Julio Andrade Ruiz, met today, within the framework of the presentation of Malaga's candidacy for Expo 2027, held at the Spanish Pavilion in Dubai, with H.E. Ahmed Al-Jarwan, president of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, to whom he presented the projects we are developing since our foundation to face the challenges and challenges [...]

Last Friday in Geneva we held a meeting to discuss ways of collaboration on ageing with the multilateral team of the OIM - ONU Migración. The challenges and challenges of ageing affect us all and together we have to face them. #envejecimiento #migraciones #cooperacion