Forum: "Older people and essential services: the case of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities".

On Wednesday 12 July 2023, EAPN-ES is organising the forum "Older people and essential services: the case of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities", from 11:00 to 12:30.

Access to essential services and participation of the elderly are two elements that, despite being recognised as rights and included in the regulatory and legal framework at national, European and international levels, do not always have all the guarantees in their enjoyment and access.

For this reason, different international organisations and institutions are seeking to develop strategies that address those elements that maintain and/or reinforce situations of discrimination against older people. Along these lines, in 2010 the WHO developed the Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities with the aim of "connecting cities, communities and organisations around the world with the common vision of making their environment a better place in which to age with dignity and quality".

In this second Forum of the Cycle "The affordability and accessibility of essential services for older people in vulnerable situations" the aim is to learn about the development of the Network at state, regional and local level, and how it is linked to access to essential services and the participation of people over 65 years of age.

To this end, we will have professionals and representatives of the Public Administration who carry out functions related to the proper functioning and implementation of actions and programmes related to the Network.

Our colleague from Matia Instituto, Ainara Tomasena, will be one of the speakers on a panel entitled: "From the institutions: communities and cities friendly to the elderly in Spain".