Third age and disability during COVID-19 times in the United Nations vision

• Main Author: Ioan Voicu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institutul Român pentru Drepturile Omului 2020-12-01
• Series: Drepturile Omului
• Subjects: health; older persons; disabilities; covid-19; pandemic; general assembly of the united nations; security council; world health organization; cooperation; solidarity; resolution; convention
• Online Access: http://revista.irdo.ro/pdf/2020/revista_2_2020/02_Voicu.pdf

The article is focused on a diplomatic, legal, and institutional analysis of the situation of older persons and people with disabilities in the view of the United Nations in the context of the unprecedented circumstances generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It critically examines the current situation caused by this pandemic and the way in which it is the subject of diplomatic debates in the UN General Assembly, the Security Council, and the World Health Organisation from the perspective of the most severely affected persons. The article presents the main resolutions adopted in this field, highlighting, at the same time, the regional efforts to win the battle against COVID-19. Moreover, it emphasises the need for joint action at global level to promote global solidarity in order to identify realistic solutions, acceptable to all the countries in the world. The article cites the most important international documents that will guide the cooperation of states in preventing and combating pandemics, with special reference to older persons and people with disabilities.