FOUNDED in 1997 and Incorporated in May 1999, by Rosalie S. Wolf, PhD.
INPEA is an independent, Non Profit, incorporated under the Laws of the Commmonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. INPEA, Inc., is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) with Special Consultative Status to EcoSoc, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and recognized as a USC Section 501 (c)(3) tax exempt, Non Profit organization in the USA. Tax ID No 14-3478887
INPEA, Inc. enjoys a collaborative relationship with The International Associationof Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG)
INPEA Officers:
Susan B Somers, JD - USA: President
Rosy Pererya, MD - Dominican Republic: Vice President
Pamela Teaster, PhD - USA: Clerk/Secretary General
Cynthia Thomas - USA: Treasurer:
INPEA is celebrating 20 years of advocacy, education
and research for the protection of the rights of older Persons.
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HUMAN RIGHTS and OLDER PERSONS
People of all Ages have Rights!
Help promote the Human Rights of Older Persons; join the Global Call for a new
"UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons"
Ensure the Voices of Older Persons are heard around the World
Launch of A New International NGO Collaboration Resource: February 4th click below to download a .pdf copy
On February 4, 2010 INPEA joined with an International Collaboration of NGO's to launch this important new resource. Now you can be part of this important movement. Please help us to translate further this document - click to e-mail Susan Somers.
Why do we need a New Convention on the Rights of Older People? Learn more about this and the INGO Resource launch during the UN Commission on Social Development, February 4th, 2010 (click here)
The following International NGO's are Collaborating for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons:
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, (INPEA) International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), International Association of Homes and Services for the Aged, (IAHSA), International Federation on Ageing (IFA-FIV), International Longevity Center, Global Alliance, (ILC Global Alliance), HelpAge International (HelpAge), Global Action on Aging (GAA), Age Concern/Help the Aged (AG/HAE), and AARP, together with the support of the NGO Committee on Ageing, New York, NGO Committee on Ageing/NY, and the NGO Committee on Ageing, Vienna
Journée internationale de sensibilisation aux abus envers les aînés
Grey Youth Choir - Korea Commemorates WEAAD
President's Outreach Visits to INPEA Members and Friends
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Resource"Tool Kit" to Raise World Awareness on Adult Abuse
This Community Resource Tool Kit is created to help individuals, organizations and communities throughout the world plan for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, to be held on June 15 of each year. The first WEAAD was launched on June 15, 2006.
Thank you for your comments and help to improve Awareness of Elder Abuse and Neglect in the 2010 Update to the INPEA Community Resource"Tool Kit" now available on line.
"INPEA's European Representatives Respond to Elder Abuse" prepared by Ariela Lowenstein INPEA, EU Regional Rep. for WEAAD 2009, Paris (click here for INPEA EU Report)
59th CSW UN HQ NYC March 2015 INPEA and WUNRN Co-Convened Parallel Event
Witchcraft Accusations and Violence Against Older Women
Samuel Slewion, MSW INPEA National Representative for Liberia, (read presentation here) and Susan Somers, INPEA President
Samuel Slewion, MSW INPEA National Representative for Liberia, and Susan Somers, INPEA President
ECE Beijing +20 Interactive Roundtable:
Women and Ageing – Older Women Count
November 2014 – Palais des Nations Geneva, Co-conveners: Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (ILC GA) Ursula Barter-Hemmerich, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) Moderator: Bridget Sleap, HelpAge International Speakers: Elizabeth Sclater, Executive Officer, Older Women’s Network, Europe (OWN) Andrea Ferenczi, President, Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary Israel Doron, Head, Department of Gerontology, Haifa University, Israel, INPEA Nat Rep Israel Lisa Warth, Technical Officer, Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization (WHO) Rapporteur: Kelly Fitzgerald,International Federation on Ageing (IFA)
3rd ICGGM Conference and INPEA International Meeting Delhi, India 27-29 November 2015
Susan Somers, with Paulette Metang, INPEA Nat Rep. Cameroon
Pastor Chukwu with Susan Somers and INPEA members from Nigeria
Dr Tavengwa Nhongo, INPEA Board of Director from Africa for a decade, has been Appointed First Executive Director of Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP)
Ms. Geselle Coffi INPEA National Representative to Curaįao receives special recognition
Geselle V. Rosaria - Coffi, President, Fundashon Nos Grandinan is presented with plaque by Mr. Hensley Koeiman, Minister of Social Affairs, Labor and Welfare (SOAW) Click here for further details
Ms Laura Machado, IAGG's International Coordinator for the United Nations, receives the Prize Award on Human Rights
from the Minister of Human Rights and Brazilian President Lula, in recognition of her major work to promote the rights of old people in Brazil and outside.
Call for Nominations: Regional and National Representatives
Open Invitation to Serve INPEA .
INPEA is seeking nominations to fill honorary positions for vacant Regional and National Representatives. Submit nominations by June 1 and December 1 for consideration. (These are voluntary positions).
Qualifications and Procedure for Nomination of National Representatives Click to download .pdf
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect (JEAN) An International Journal...
A crucial interdisciplinary journal focusing on prevention and treatment strategies! Edited by Karen Stein, PhD,. JEAN is the official journal of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: www.haworthpress.com
