World Chronicle 806: Alexandre Sidorenko, DESA

Michael Littlejohns interviews Alexandre Sidorenko, Chief of the Programme on Ageing at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), for World Chronicle program 806.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:10
• Production Date: 12 October 2000
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ALEXANDRE SIDORENKO; ARGEMIRO FERREIRA; EVGUENI MENKES; MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS - DESA
• Subject Topical: AGEING; AGEING PERSONS
• MAMS Id: 2153260
• Parent Id: 824840

Description

THE GREYING OF THE WORLD

The ageing of populations, with its vast implications both for overall development at
the national level and for the welfare and safety of older individuals, is an issue for all countries in the relatively near future. It already affects some of the more developed regions of the world. In this edition of World Chronicle, Alexandre Sidorenko, Chief of the Programme on Ageing at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, discusses the impact of an increasingly large number of elderly persons worldwide will bring to societies everywhere.

• Scripts: File; 806.pdf (32.26 KB)