Fact Sheet N°404 - September 2015
Grantmakers in Aging
Key Facts
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Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%.
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By 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5 years.
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In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries.
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The pace of population ageing is much faster than in the past.
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All countries face major challenges to ensure that their health and social systems are ready to make the most of this demographic shift.
Combating Gender Stereotyping & Sexism in the Media - Council of Europe - Link:
Sandy Zhu – December 28, 2015
China’s top legislature on Sunday adopted the country's first bill against domestic violence in a landmark move to bring traditionally silent abuse victims under legal protection.
The legislation was approved with a landslide majority at the end of a week-long bimonthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
"The country prohibits any form of domestic violence," reads the new law, which formally defined domestic violence and streamlined the process for obtaining restraining orders - measures long advocated by anti-domestic abuse groups.
United Nations A/70/287
General AssemblyDistr.: General - 5 August 2015
RIGHT TO FOOD
Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Impact of Climate Change on The Right to Food
Summary
The present report, submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/177, constitutes the second report to the Assembly of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the right to food. The report outlines the adverse impact of climate change on the right to food. It places particular emphasis on the geographic and socioeconomic vulnerabilities of those most affected and highlights the negative impact that current agricultural practices and food systems are having on climate change. The report concludes by stressing that in order to eradicate hunger and ensure the full realization of the right to food, more must be done to develop relevant, effective mitigation and adaptation policies and a human rights approach must be adopted as a means of achieving climate justice.
