Population Ageing

Fourth Asia-Pacific Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing

Overview

To facilitate the Fourth Asia-Pacific Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), ESCAP conducted a voluntary survey to member States on progress in implementation of MIPAA in 2021/2022. The survey gave member States an opportunity to identify achievements and remaining gaps in implementation of MIPAA through a national review using a bottom-up approach. Survey responses are highlighted here: Voluntary National Survey Response.

The Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on the Fourth Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action took place 29 June to 1 July 2022 in Bangkok.

Consultations

Three informal consultations of ESCAP member states were held prior to the intergovernmental meeting:

Four stakeholder consultations, held between April and June 2022, addressed all MIPAA priority directions through discussions on older persons and development, health and well‑being, enabling and supportive environments, and specific issues affecting the Pacific, while dedicated briefings informed stakeholders about population ageing trends and opportunities to engage in the review process. Together, these activities enabled meaningful participation by civil society, older persons’ organizations, and other stakeholders. The outcomes of the stakeholder consultations can be accessed HERE.

Voluntary National Survey Response

Below are the responses by member States to the survey conducted to inform the Fourth Review and Appraisal of Madrid International Plan on Ageing in Asia and the Pacific:

American Samoa
Afghanistan
Armenia [as submitted to ECE]
Australia*
Azerbaijan [R] [as submitted to ECE]
Azerbaijan - annex [R] [as submitted to ECE]
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Cook Islands
Fiji
France
French Polynesia
Georgia
Guam
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
Japan
Kazakhstan [E]
Kazakhstan [R]
Kazakhstan [R] [as submitted to ECE]
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.
Lao People’s Dem. Republic
Macau, China
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed. States of
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation [R]
Russian Federation [R] [as submitted to ECE]
Russian Federation - annex [R] [as submitted to ECE]
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan [R] [as submitted to ECE]
Thailand
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Türkiye
Türkiye [as submitted to ECE]
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam

*All quantitative and qualitative data are from 2021.

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Adopted in 2002, the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) is the global framework for policy action on ageing focusing on the priorities of (a) older persons and development; (b) advancing health and well-being into old age; and (c) ensuring the existence of enabling and supportive environment.

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