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Tijjani Muhammad Bande, President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"updated\">10 October 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-190338 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/74\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2019\/10\/older-persons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2019\/10\/older-persons.png 844w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2019\/10\/older-persons-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2019\/10\/older-persons-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Excellencies,<\/p>\n<p>Esteemed Panellists,<\/p>\n<p>Distinguished Delegates,<\/p>\n<p>I thank the organisers of today\u2019s important event, including the NGO Committee on Ageing, DESA, the Permanent Mission of Argentina, and the Group of Friends of Older Persons.<\/p>\n<p>The International Day of Older Persons offers us a moment to reflect upon the role of older persons as active contributors to society and not merely as passive recipients of care and assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Inclusion is a foundational priority for the Seventy-Fourth Session, which weaves through every element of our work. We will not have a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ that excludes.<\/p>\n<p>We must ensure that older persons are recognised as stakeholders in every element of our work. The number of people aged 60 and older is set to outnumber youth by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>We must therefore enable this section of society to engage in every facet of our work here at the United Nations, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>How can we achieve our goals if we exclude this demographic? 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