The International Federation on Ageing

09/30/2026

Tomorrow, IFA marks the with a global dialogue on building societies ready for longer lives.
As populations live longer, preparing for the future requires action that reaches across sectors from health and care to employment, social protection, infrastructure, technology and financing.

Leaders will come together for Mobilizing Multisectoral Action for Longevity to 2030 and Beyond to explore progress, persistent gaps and the coordinated action needed to build longevity-ready societies.

📅 1 October 2026
🕒 3.00–4.00pm CEST | 9.00–10.00am EST | 9.00–10.00pm CST | 10.00–11.00pm PhST
There’s still time to register: https://ow.ly/y3aU50ZQB9X

09/29/2026

The conversation continues!

What can we learn from different regions about preparing our societies and systems for longer lives?

Following the first session of IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series, we’re looking ahead to two more regional conversations this fall bringing regional experiences to questions that matter globally.

On 22 October, Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives in Europe will explore what Europe’s experience can tell us about adapting to demographic change from health and social care and workforce resilience to prevention, support for carers, and the opportunities presented by longer lives.

Then, on 11 November in the Americas / 12 November in Asia and Oceania, Longevity-Ready Communities Across Oceania will bring another regional perspective to the conversation, exploring the experiences and priorities shaping longevity-ready communities across the region.

Wherever you are joining from, these are conversations about the shared opportunities and challenges of longer lives.

Join us for the remaining Fall conversations:
https://ifa.ngo/ifa-global-cafe/

Be part of the conversation as we continue exploring what becoming longevity-ready means around the world.

09/28/2026

As world leaders gather for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, IFA is calling attention to a simple question: are the systems we are building ready for longer lives?

IFA UN Representative Ariana Elezaj joined the 2026 SDG Moment at UN Headquarters in New York, where leaders reflected on what it will take to accelerate progress towards 2030. In her closing remarks, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged participants to look beyond aggregate progress to what development means in people’s lives — including whether older people can count on care, income and a life of dignity.

As discussions span development, health, climate resilience and financing, population ageing must be part of the conversation. Achieving the SDGs — and shaping what comes beyond 2030 — requires systems that enable people to live not only longer, but healthier, more secure and more dignified lives.

09/25/2026

What does it mean to become longevity-ready?
That was the question at the heart of IFA’s latest Global Café, the first session in our new series, Longevity Around the World, focusing on South-East Asia.

Bringing together regional perspectives from experts Dr. Prakash Tyagi and Prof. Philip O’Keefe, the conversation explored what we have learned over the past decade and, importantly, what action is needed to better equip societies for longer lives.

In South-East Asia, demographic change is happening faster than many societies anticipated, while societal attitudes and policy responses have not advanced at the same pace. Despite the region’s diversity, several common challenges emerge, from rural-urban divides and gaps in reaching communities with health services, to the continued burden of communicable diseases alongside a growing focus on NCDs and long-term care.

Several priorities for governments emerged from the dialogue, including the need to:
🔹 Listen to local communities. Ensure policies and investments reflect the realities, priorities and needs of the people they serve.
🔹 Scale what works. Build on effective approaches, adapting and sharing them across settings while strengthening coordination and coherence across efforts.
🔹 Strengthen prevention across the life course. Strengthening NCD prevention and management throughout adulthood can help people remain healthier and more productive for longer.
🔹 Recognize the broader economic implications of healthier ageing. Supporting people to remain healthy and active can help sustain workforce participation and strengthen economic capacity, while creating greater scope for reforms such as extending working lives and retirement ages.

IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series will continue throughout 2026, bringing regional perspectives into the global conversation on healthy ageing, longevity and development beyond 2030.

Learn more and register for next month’s session focusing on Europe:

IFA Global Café What is the Global Café? At the IFA, we believe in the power of dialogue to drive meaningful change. The Global Café Series is our monthly virtual convening—an open and welcoming space where leaders, practitioners, and thinkers from across sectors and regions come together to ex...

09/25/2026

Meet the experts helping drive learning, collaboration and action in the 4th AFE ECHO Programme.

The AFE ECHO Hub Team brings diverse expertise and experience to five interactive sessions designed to help new and emerging age-friendly leaders move from knowledge to action.

Through case-based learning, shared experiences and collaborative problem-solving, participants will build practical skills to engage communities, plan strategically, implement age-friendly initiatives and evaluate progress.

The first session begins 28 September and there’s still time to register!

Join the Hub Team and participants from around the world for the 4th Edition of the AFE ECHO Programme.

Register today: https://ow.ly/ISWR50ZQAYF

09/24/2026

Meet the speakers joining IFA this .

On 1 October, IFA will bring together leaders for a global dialogue, bringing diverse perspectives on progress, persistent gaps, and the policies, partnerships and investments needed to advance multisectoral action on longevity to 2030 and beyond.

As the world enters an age of longevity, coordinated action across health and care, employment, social protection, infrastructure, technology, financing and beyond is increasingly important.

Mobilizing Multisectoral Action for Longevity to 2030 and Beyond

📅 1 October 2026
🕒 3.00–4.00pm CEST | 9.00–10.00am EST | 9.00–10.00pm CST | 10.00–11.00pm PhST

Register here: https://ow.ly/ouRg50ZQB5p

Join the conversation as we look beyond 2030 and consider what we need to build today for the longer lives of tomorrow.

09/23/2026

Helping communities make informed decisions about adult vaccination starts with trusted information.

The International Federation on Ageing has developed a practical, adaptable toolkit to support civil society and patient advocacy organizations in raising awareness of adult respiratory vaccination, including influenza and COVID-19.

Designed for organizations working with older adults and people living with chronic conditions, the toolkit includes:

- Evidence-based information on adult respiratory vaccination
- Adaptable and ready-to-use communication and community engagement resources
- Key advocacy messages
- Practical guidance to support local outreach and policy engagement

The resource is designed to be adapted to the needs of each organization and the communities they serve, helping strengthen awareness, support informed decision-making, and advance equitable access to adult vaccination across Canada.

Download the toolkit here: https://ow.ly/M6xN50ZQ60y

09/22/2026

Earlier this month, statements from IFA's Secretary General Gregor Sneddon were shared during two important discussions highlighting why the rights of older persons must be central to efforts to address inequalities and advance human rights.

In the panel discussion on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities, IFA highlighted how inequalities accumulate across the life course and shape the conditions of older age.

During the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, IFA welcomed the report on cognitive impairment and the continuing exercise of human rights by older persons. The statement reinforced a fundamental principle: changes in our circumstances must never diminish our rights.

Across both discussions, IFA called for coordinated action across health, care, social protection and community life, with older persons meaningfully involved in shaping the policies that affect them. As work continues towards a Convention on the rights of older persons, IFA remains committed to advancing a rights-based approach to ageing that recognises older persons as full rights-holders and strengthens accountability for equality and human rights across the life course.



United Nations Human Rights Council

09/22/2026

There’s still time to register! 🌎

Join the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) on 23 September for an interactive workshop on engaging in the World Health Organization (WHO) consultation on the draft Global Standards for Long-Term Care.

This workshop is an opportunity to explore the draft standards, engage with WHO technical experts, provide initial feedback, and consider practical ways to bring the perspectives of older persons, caregivers, providers, workforce representatives and communities into the consultation.

📅 23 September 2026
🕖 7:00–8:30 a.m. EDT | 1:00–2:30 p.m. CEST | 7:00–8:30 p.m. SGT

Help ensure diverse voices and experiences contribute to shaping the future of quality long-term care.

🔗 Register: https://ifa.ngo/news/ifa-ltc-workshop/

09/16/2026

Don’t miss it! Tomorrow marks the first conversation in IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series. 🌍

Join Dr Prakash Tyagi and Philip (Pip) O’Keefe for Preparing for Longer Lives in South-East Asia — an interactive conversation exploring what has changed across the region over the past decade, where progress is being made, and what needs greater attention as societies prepare for longer lives.

📅 Thursday, 17 September 2026
🕗 7:00 a.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. UTC | 4:30 p.m. IST | 6:00 p.m. ICT | 9:00 p.m. AEST

There’s still time to register and be part of the conversation!

🔗 Register here: https://ow.ly/fGtl50ZJtRB