Oct 4, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Government, society and families should value the elderly, create opportunities for them to contribute to society and establish programs that will provide them with proper health care and social services, said the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore told a UN committee yesterday that society should create “a wide range of opportunities to make use of the potential, experiences and expertise of older persons.” The Oct. 4 meeting was a follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons:
Second World Assembly on Ageing, held in Madrid in 2002.
“This approach and attitude will enable [the elderly] both to remain connected to society and to continue to make a mark in the world, whether for volunteerism or work,” he said.