UN expert to assess
human rights situation of older persons in Slovenia
GENEVA (14 November 2014) – United Nations Independent
Expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte will carry out her first official visit to Slovenia
from 17 to 21 November 2014 to assess the human rights situation of older persons
in the country.
“Older persons in Slovenia represent a significant and
rapidly growing segment of society,” Ms. Kornfeld-Matte said. “This visit will
allow me to discuss the policies adopted by the Slovenian authorities to ensure
the active and effective participation of older persons in the fullest spectrum
of social life.”
“I am particularly interested to learn more about the new
strategy Solidarity, Good Intergenerational Relations and Quality Active Aging,
which is currently being devised,” she added.
The Independent Expert noted that the upcoming visit will be
an opportunity to identify both, best practices and gaps in the implementation
of existing law related to the promotion and protection of the rights of older
persons.
Ms. Kornfeld-Matte, who is visiting the country at the
invitation of the Government, will travel to Ljubljana and will visit Gorenjska
and Primorska regions, among others, to hold discussions with government
representatives, non-governmental organizations and others working with and on
the issue of older persons.
A press conference will be held in Ljubljana at the
conclusion of the Independent Expert’s visit, on Friday, 21 November 2014 at 2
p.m. (tbc) at the Grand Hotel Union, to share preliminary findings with the
media.
The Independent Expert will present her findings and
recommendations of her country visit in a comprehensive report to the UN Human
Rights Council in September 2015.
ENDS
Ms. Rosa Kornfeld-Matte (Chile) was appointed by Human
Rights Council as the first Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human
rights by older persons in May 2014. Ms. Kornfeld-Matte served as the National
Director of the Chilean National Service of Ageing where she designed and
implemented the National Policy of Ageing. She has a long career as an academic
and is the founder of the programme for older persons at the Pontificia
Unversidad Católica de Chile. Learn more, visit:
The Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest
body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name
of the Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that
address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of
the world. Special Procedures’ experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not
UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from
any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity.
Human rights of older persons:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/OlderPersons/Pages/OlderPersonsIndex.aspx
UN Human Rights, Country Page – Slovenia:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/ENACARegion/Pages/SIIndex.aspx
For further information and media requests, please contact
Mr. Khaled Hassine (+41 22 917 93 67, during the visit +41 79 201 01 22 /
khassine@ohchr.org) or write to olderpersons@ohchr.org
For media inquiries related to other UN independent experts:
Xabier Celaya, UN Human Rights – Media Unit (+ 41 22 917
9383 / xcelaya@ohchr.org)
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MEDIA SVETOVALNIM
Strokovnjakinja ZN bo ocenila stanje človekovih pravic
starejših oseb v Sloveniji
ŽENEVA (14 november 2014) – Neodvisna strokovnjakinja
Združenih narodov, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, bo opravila svoj prvi uradni obisk v
Sloveniji od 17. do 21. novembra 2014, z namenom ocenitve stanja človekovih pravic
starejših oseb v državi.
"Starejše osebe v Sloveniji predstavljajo pomemben in
hitro rastoč segment družbe," je dejala gospa Kornfeld-Mat. "Ta obisk
mi bo omogočil razpravo o sprejetih usmeritvah slovenske oblasti na področju
zagotovljanja aktivnega in učinkovitega sodelovanje starejših oseb v polnem spektru
družbenega življenja."
"Še posebej želim poizvedeti več o novi zasnovani
strategiji Solidarnost, sožitje in kakovostno staranje prebivalstva," je
dodala.
Neodvisna strokovnjaka je poudarila, da bo prihajajoči obisk
priložnost, da se identificirajo tako najboljše prakse kot tudi pomanjkljivosti
izvajanja obstoječe zakonodaje na področju promocije in zaščite pravic
starejših oseb.
Ga Kornfeld-Mat, ki bo obiskala državo na povabilo vlade, bo
potovala v Ljubljano ter, med drugim, obiskala regiji Gorenjsko in Primorsko,
kjer bodo potekale razprave z vladnimi predstavniki, nevladnimi organizacijami
in drugimi, ki se ukvarjajo s tematiko starejših oseb.
Ob zaključku obiska neodvisne strokovnjakinje, se bodo
izmenjale z mediji predhodne ugotovitve na novinarski konferenci v Ljubljani,
in sicer v petek, 21. novembra, 2014 ob 14:00 (še ni potrjeno), v Grand Hotelu
Union.
Neodvisna strokovnjakinja bo predstavila septembra 2015
Svetu ZN za človekove pravice v celovitem poročilu svoje ugotovitve in
priporočila o obisku države.
ENDS
Ms. Rosa Kornfeld-Matte (Chile) was appointed by Human
Rights Council as the first Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human
rights by older persons in May 2014. Ms. Kornfeld-Matte served as the National
Director of the Chilean National Service of Ageing where she designed and
implemented the National Policy of Ageing. She has a long career as an academic
and is the founder of the programme for older persons at the Pontificia
Unversidad Católica de Chile. Learn more, visit:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/OlderPersons/IE/Pages/IEOlderPersons.aspx
The Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest
body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name
of the Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that
address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of
the world. Special Procedures’ experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not
UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from
any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity.
Human rights of older persons:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/OlderPersons/Pages/OlderPersonsIndex.aspx
UN Human Rights, Country Page – Slovenia:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/ENACARegion/Pages/SIIndex.aspx
For further information and media requests, please contact
Mr. Khaled Hassine (+41 22 917 93 67, during the visit +41 79 201 01 22 /
khassine@ohchr.org) or write to olderpersons@ohchr.org
For media inquiries related to other UN independent experts:
Xabier Celaya, UN Human Rights – Media Unit (+ 41 22 917
9383 / xcelaya@ohchr.org)
UN Human Rights, follow us on social media:
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