UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR

WORKING GROUP ON AGEING

Sixth meeting of the Bureau Valetta () 8-9 May 2014 29 April 2014

AMENDED ANNOTATED PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU

The meeting will be held at the Minister's boardroom at the Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity, Palazzo Ferreria, Republic Street, beginning at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 8 May 2014. The working language will be English only. Documents will be distributed by e-mail as soon as they become available.

I. PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1. Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda 2. Information on the ageing agenda-relevant outcomes of the 52nd Session of the Commission for Social Development and of the 47th Session of the Commission for Population and Development 3. Introduction by host-country: keynote addresses and discussion 4. Progress on implementation of the WGA work programme for 2014 (a) Discussion Groups – the way forward (b) Other programme elements 5. Ways for the Working Group on Ageing to contribute to the discussion on UN post-2015 development agenda 6. First discussion on the preparation of the guidelines for the national reports on the third cycle of MIPAA/RIS implementation 7. Draft agenda of the eight meeting of the Working Group on Ageing 8. Other business 9. Summary and closing of the meeting

II. ANNOTATIONS TO THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Thursday, 8 May

Item 1: Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda (9:45 – 10:00) 1. The Chair Ms. Erika Winkler will open the meeting. 2. The National Focal Point of Malta, Ms Cynthia Formosa, will welcome the participants. 3. The Bureau will adopt the agenda of the meeting.

Item 2: Information on the ageing agenda-relevant outcomes of the 52nd Session of the Commission for Social Development and of the 47th Session of the Commission for Population and Development (10:00-10:30) – for information 4. The Chair Ms Erika Winkler will inform the Bureau about the discussions held at the 52nd session of the Commission for Social Development (February 2014). 5. The Secretariat will brief about the discussion and relevant decisions of the 47th session of the Commission for Population and Development (April 2014).

Coffee break (10:30-11:00)

Item 3: Introduction by host-country: keynote addresses and discussion (11.00 – 11.45) 6. Hon. Dr Justyne Caruana, Parliamentary Secretary for the Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, will welcome the Bureau members. 7. The National Focal Point on Ageing of Malta, Ms Cynthia Formosa, will introduce Malta’s recently adopted Active Ageing strategy for 2014-2020.

Item 4: Progress on implementation of the WGA work programme for 2014 (11.45 – 12.30) – for discussion and recommendations

(a) Discussion Groups - the way forward 8. The Bureau members as participants of the respective discussion group will exchange about the progress made in the work within the groups. 9. The Chair will initiate discussion on how to motivate participants and to make a proposal for the preparation of the Group discussions at the seventh WGA meeting in November 2014.

Lunch break (12:30-14:00)

Item 3 continues: Introduction by host-country: Courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs (14:00-14:30)

10. Meeting with Hon George W. Vella, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta

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(b) Other programme elements 11. The secretariat and the Bureau members will exchange updates on progress in the following areas: i. Policy Brief on ‘Innovative and empowering strategies for care’ ii. Road Map on Ageing in Georgia iii. Active Ageing Index –the second phase of the project

12. The Secretariat will present a draft outline for the policy brief on ‘Innovative and empowering strategies for care’. The Bureau members are expected to comment on the outline and indicate good practice examples that they may be ready to send to the secretariat under this topic. 13. The Secretariat and the Bureau member from Georgia Ketevan Goginashvili will report on the progress in developing the Road Map on Ageing for Georgia. The Secretariat will present the first preliminary draft of the document and briefly report on the second field study results to Georgia (December 2013) as well as the essay contest “Ageing in Georgia”. Georgia will inform the Bureau about the establishment of the multi-stakeholder Working Group in support of Road Map project. 14. The Secretariat will inform about the activities under the second phase of the Active Ageing Index project including the results of the third meeting of the informal Expert Group on Active Ageing. The Bureau member from Turkey will share with the Bureau the AAI pilot study plans in Turkey. 15. The Bureau member s will discuss the possible use of the AAI for monitoring MIPAA/RIS implementation at the national level. Initiatives to use AAI at municipal and regional levels in order to build good evidence base for policy making and monitoring will be considered. Poland will inform about the results of a research project that calculated AAI for the regions in Poland.

Item 5: Ways for the Working Group on Ageing to contribute to the discussion on UN post- 2015 development agenda (16.30 – 17.00) – for discussion

16. The Chair will inform the Bureau about the civil society and UNECE Member States on-going initiatives to advance ageing cause in the discourse on the UN post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals.

Social event (starting at 17:45)

The Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity of Malta invites meeting participants for a guided tour of Valletta and of Birgu (Vittoriosa) to be followed by a group dinner in Birgu. The hosts will provide transport back to the Imperial Hotel, Sliema.

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Item 6: First discussion on the preparation of the guidelines for the national reports on the third cycle of MIPAA/RIS implementation (9:30 – 11:15) - for discussion and recommendations

17. Based on the schedule foreseen under the section E of the WGA Work Programme for 2014- 2017, the Chair will initiate a discussion on the preparations for the third cycle of review and appraisal of MIPAA/RIS implementation. 18. The Bureau members will review the previous guidelines for the national reports reflecting on their shortcomings and positive aspects. The Bureau will be expected to discuss suggestions on the structure and requirements (length, coverage, data, etc.) for the 2017 national reports and agree on the outline of the guidelines.

Coffee break (11:15-11:45)

Item 7: Agenda of the seventh meeting of the Working Group (11.45 – 12:30) – for decision

19. The secretariat will present a draft provisional agenda for the seventh meeting of the Working Group, which is scheduled for 20 and 21 November 2014. 20. Bureau members will discuss and decide on the main items for the agenda. 21. The Chairperson will initiate discussion on election of a new Bureau member to replace Prof. Joseph Troisi (Malta) during the seventh WGA meeting.

Item 8: Other business (12.30 – 13.00) - for discussion and recommendations

22. Any other business or information may be brought up under this agenda item.

Item 9: Summary and closing of the meeting (13.00 – 13.15) – for approval

23. The Chairperson will summarize the discussion and taken decisions. 24. The Bureau will decide on the date of its next meeting. 25. The Chair and the host country representative will close the meeting.

Lunch break (13:30-14:30)

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