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Policies and legislation, data and research, and institutional arrangements relating to older persons - progress since Madrid

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What progress has been made in the three priroty areas of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing - namely older persons and development, advancing health and well-being into old age, and ensuring enabling and supportive environments? This report, assessing the implementation to date of the Madrid Plan, will also contribute to the publication of the State of the World’s Older Persons 2012 report.

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