1. Four steps towards a UN convention on the rights of older people

2. Come on a journey…. Country in Asia-Pacific NGO focusing on health
Based in the capital city
Started in programmes
Now do some policy and advocacy work
Want to advocate for a new convention on the
rights of older people

3. FAIR guidelines Search: FAIR guidelines HelpAge
guidelines-launched-for-a-un-convention-/

6. 1.1 Find out who is responsible
Talk to my contact in the Ministry of Health
Ask a friend who works for a human rights organisation
Ask for their help to introduce me to the people they identify
See page 4

7. Human rights adviser to Minister of Justice
1.2 Find out who to persuade
Minister of Justice
Human rights adviser to Minister of Justice
See pages 4-5

8. 1.3: Find out the Government’s current position
See page 5 for where to look
Ask groups involved in International Day of Older People
Check links to country information sheets

11. 1.3: Find out the Government’s current position
See page 5 for where to look
Ask groups involved in International Day of Older People
Check links to country information sheets
No position expressed to date

12. See pages 6 - 7

13. 1.5 Make your plan
Introduce myself to human rights adviser to the Minister of Justice at event on SDG 16
2. Read Step 2 on Argue your case (just in case)
3. Print hand out for government
4. Ask about the government’s position
5. Suggest a further meeting

14. Government has not considered its position
Not aware of the process
Not convinced older people think their rights are an important issue
Happy to meet again

16. See page 9

17. Meeting with the older people’s group in our health project
Meeting with the older people’s group in our health project. Use questions from page 9
Write up responses and have a feedback meeting with older people
Ask group to identify five older people to meet the human rights adviser to the Minister of Justice
Preparation meeting with five representatives
Meeting between older people and human rights adviser to the Minister of Justice
Adviser sees it’s important but wants to know how it will affect national laws
and policies

18. Offer to do a short paper as a reason to meet adviser again
See page 12
Offer to do a short paper as a reason to meet adviser again
Focus on health
Ask my friend in the human rights organisation for advice to get started
Share a draft with the older people’s group

19. Prepare paper; share with the older people’s group
Ask two older representatives to come to the meeting; prepare together beforehand
Have a second meeting with the human rights adviser
Adviser is happy with input and says she’ll discuss it with her Minister
Older people want to do more and decide to campaign around IDOP, 1st Oct
Minister attends IDOP event but makes no commitments

21. Goal: Raise issue with government representative responsible
Indicator
Event
Date
Comment
Meetings with government to discuss older people’s rights
Initial contact with human rights adviser to Minister of Justice
August
Clarify government position
Willing to meet
Meeting of older people with human rights adviser to Minister of Justice
Sees importance
Willing to meet again
Follow up meeting with human rights adviser to Minister of Justice
September
Happy with input on laws
Agrees to speak to Minister
IDOP event
October
Minister attends
Minister makes no commitment
See page 23

22. Met goals
but
We invited the Minister to the IDOP event without asking her to
commit to anything
Set new goal

23. See pages 6 - 7

24. Use new HelpAge report for 11th OEWG as the reason for older people to meet Minister/adviser again
Ask Minister to work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send instructions to diplomats for the 11th OEWG session

25. Thank you! bsleap@helpage.org