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REGIONAL PLAN OFACTION ON IMPLEMENTINGTHE KUALA LUMPURDECLARATION ON AGEING:Empowering Older Personsin ASEAN REGIONAL PLAN OF ACTION ONIMPLEMENTING THE KUALA LUMPURDECLARATION ON AGEING:Empowering Older Persons in ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. For inquiries, contact:The ASEAN SecretariatCommunity Relations Division (CRD)70A Jalan SisingamangarajaJakarta 12110, IndonesiaPhone:(62 21) 724-3372, 726-2991Fax:(62 21) 739-8234, 724-3504E-mail:public@asean.org Catalogue-in-Publication Data Regional Plan of Action on Implementing the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Ageing: Empowering Older Persons in ASEANJakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, December 2024 362.6591. ASEAN – Social Welfare – Ageing Population2. Supportive Environment – Older Persons ASEAN: A Community of Opportunities for All Photo Credits:Shutterstock: 7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 20, 26, 28, 31, 36, 41, 43 iStock: 40 The text of this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted, provided proper acknowledgement is given and a copy containing the reprinted materialis sent to the Community Relations Division (CRD) of the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. General information on ASEAN appears online at the ASEAN Website: www.asean.org. Copyright Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2024.All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS KUALA LUMPUR DECLARATION ON AGEING: EMPOWERING OLDERPERSONS IN ASEAN...........................................................................................6 ACTION 1:Promote a shared responsibility approach in preparation forhealthy, active and productive ageing by supporting families, care givers/careworkers and empower communities in delivering care for older persons..............15 ACTION 2:Promote intergenerational solidarity towards a society for all agesby raising public awareness and behaviour change on the rights, issues andchallenges of old age and ageing..........................................................................18 ACTION 3:Promote rights-based/needs-based and life-cycle approach andeliminate all forms of maltreatment on the basis of old age and gender throughequitable access of older persons to public services, income generation, healthcare services, and essential information, as well as preventive measures, legalprotection, and effective support system...............................................................21 ACTION 4:Mainstream population ageing issues into public policies andnational development plans, and programmes, which may include flexibleretirement age and employment policies...............................................................25 ACTION 5:Promote the development of human capital and expertise ingerontology, geriatrics and other related professional and paraprofessionalmanpower including social workers and social service workforce, and careworkers to meet the current and future demands for health and social servicesfor older persons....................................................................................................27 ACTION 6:Promote the development of reliable information, evidence-basedand gender disaggregated data on ageing, including improved capacity tobridge the gaps in policy, research and practice...................................................32 ACTION 7:Strengthen the capacity of government agencies, corporatebodies, civil society organisations, including voluntary welfare organisations,communities, older people’s associations or other forms of networkingincluding elderly clubs and volunteers networks, and relevant stakeholders,for better coordination and effectiveness in the delivery of quality services forolder persons at local, national and regional levels...............................................35 ACTION 8:Encourage the development of older people’s associations (OPAs)or other forms of networking including elderly clubs and volunteers networksin each ASEAN Member State by strengthening their capacity, and providingthem with multi-sectorial platforms of dialogue with the government on ageingissues....................................................................................................................37 ACTION 9:Promote age-friendly communities/cities in the region throughsustainable and accessible infrastructure..............................................................39 ACTION 10:Build and strengthen the networking and partnerships withinand among ASEAN Member States as well as with Dialogue Partners andDevelopment Partners including UN Agencies, civil society organisations,private sector, and relevant stakeholders in supporting and providing adequateresources and effective implementation of the commitments reflected in theKuala Lumpur Declaration on Ageing: Empowering Older