On 25th July my sister and I will trek 26 miles with @alzheimerssoc in support of everyone affected by dementia. An activity I love in one of my favourite places in the world for an incredibly important cause. And with a brilliant hiking buddy! #Trek26
https://t.co/hUxlVOeRn8
Silvia from Portugal joins the #AgeWithRights#GlobalRally2026 and calls for everyone to become activists and participate in the drafting of the new UN convention!
#EqualVoicesEqualRights
Watch the full message here: https://t.co/A9GYMbuhtn
@sancho_mayte 🗣️Belén Martínez, responsable de incidencia y formación de @HelpAgeEspana, animó a participar en la Convención a través del proyecto Global Rally, de @GAROP_Sec. 🗣️Manuel Veguín, consejero internacional del #Imserso, explicó los siguientes pasos en los que España estará presente.
🗣️“Tengo la convicción de que una futura Convención de Derechos de las Personas Mayores será un motor para la transformación de la mirada social hacia ellas”. @rosa_mr_, secretaria de Estado de Derechos Sociales, inaugura la jornada organizada por el #Imserso y @HelpAgeEspana 🧵
Kalpana Nepal Acharya, Head of #NHRC, Jumla district, called for meaningful participation of #olderpeople in the drafting process from the beginning, so that their voices & experiences help shape the convention. #GlobalRally2026#IGWG#AgewithRights
https://t.co/wCfnQ1sZhz
@Servimedia organiza el próximo jueves 19 de febrero a las 11:00h el diálogo “Los derechos de las personas mayores: hacia una convención de la ONU” en colaboración con la Plataforma de Mayores y Pensionistas.
🔗https://t.co/ulrNAI1jlO
"Ageing with rights means that in every home, hospital and public space, an older adult's voice, dignity, safety and participation are non-negotiable" says Sally George of Yohans Vimukthy International/ILAGA for the #AgeWIthRights#GlobalRally2026
📽️https://t.co/HkiohaEDnG
"As representatives of civil society and NGOs of and for older people we are demanding that our voices will be heard. We expect to contribute in a significant way to the drafting of the text" says Heidrun of BAGSO, Germany
#AgeWithRights#GlobalRally2026
https://t.co/AOytA1Uikf
Our #AgeWithRights#GlobalRally2026 week closes today. We will continue to post photos and videos in the run-up to the #IGWG meeting on 18-20th Feb.
Huge thanks to all who mobilised and supported our call for #EqualVoicesEqualRights in the negotiation of the new UN convention!
"We call for older people to be at the heart of the drafting and negotiating of a UN convention. This meaningful participation is essential to ensure the convention is ambitious and effective" says Dr. Asha Vijai Rao of India for the #GlobalRally2026
https://t.co/sFynsDRc7p
"In Spain, we are going to build participatory instruments in which the voice of older persons is present from the very beginning" says Mayte Sancho Castiello for the #GlobalRally2026
Thank you @Imserso for your commitment to #EqualVoicesEqualRights !
https://t.co/MbXyl0vLz2
"Above all we call for the meaningful participation of older persons themselves. Nothing about older persons should ever be decided without them"
Thank you to Ambassador Pipan of @SLOtoUNGeneva for this strong commitment to #EqualVoicesEqualRights!
https://t.co/Vi0p6ZSv1D
"Older women remain among the least visible when it comes to rights and access to justice...A convention shaped with older people and not just for them will be stronger, fairer and more grounded in reality" says Renata of @SoroptiTweet#GlobalRally2026
https://t.co/5XzuiwZ30n