International

• Special Consultative Status with Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC), United Nations since 2011

• Association with Department of United Nations Public Information (DPI-NGO)

Participation as a Panelist / Speaker at the International / UN level

• As a Panelist in the Fourteenth Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing at UN Headquarters, New York in May, 2024

• Participated as a Speaker at the Subregional Conference: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in South Asia: Reflections and Way Forward for ADB, 4-7 October 2022 – Paro, Bhutan

• As a Panelist in the Tenth Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing at UN Headquarters, New York in April, 2019

• As an Expert in Preparatory Regional Expert Meeting: Third Regional Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, June 2017, Bangkok

• As an Expert in Regional Expert Forum on Integrated Care for the Elderly, Nanjing, China, March 2017

• Participated in 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women at United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, March 2014

• As an Expert in the “Asia-Pacific Regional Expert Meeting on Long-Term care for Older Persons” at Shanghai, China in December 2013

• As an Expert in the Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on the Second Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 10-12 September 2012, Bangkok

• As a Panelist in the Second Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing at UN Headquarters, New York in August 2011

• Participated in all thirteen Working Sessions of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing at United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, since 2011

• Participated in Regular Session of ECOSOC, United Nations on invitation from ECOSOC, United Nations, held at UN Headquarters, New York during 2010-11

• As a Speaker at an international conference “Community 50+ Asia” on invitation from AARP, held in Hawaii from 23-25 January 2008

• As a Speaker on invitation from AARP to address Senators at Capital Hills, Washington, DC on 28th September 2007 about the status of Older Persons

• As a Speaker at an international conference “Reinventing Retirement Asia” on invitation from AARP, in March 2007 held in Tokyo

• Participated in United Nations Second World Assembly on Ageing 2002 and the NGO Forum held in Madrid, Spain as a member of the Indian Delegation

• Participated in an international Workshop on Ageing in 2000 held in Tokyo as a member of the Indian Delegation

UN Status	DPI Approval