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On International Day, UN Highlights Urban Sustainability and Inclusiveness of Older Persons

Two elderly retirees chat on park bench. Photo: World Bank/Celine Ferre
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 October 2015 – The United Nations is today urging countries to improve older persons’ accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities and services as two phenomena – rapid urbanization and ageing populations – are combining to dramatically change the face the world’s cities in the coming decades.

“Older persons are an enormous asset to society and make a significant contribution to global development” United…

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