Yongjie Yon (also on Blue Sky) (@geronews) 's Twitter Profile
Yongjie Yon (also on Blue Sky)

@geronews

Technical Officer on #Ageing @WHO_Europe | Gerontologist, Researcher, Policy Analyst, Advocate for the Rights of Older Persons | Personal views/opinions

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👏🏻Thank you to everyone who joined the WHO/Europe’s Ageing is Living strategy session at the #AgeFriendlyFutures Summit in Greater Manchester 🌱This marks an important starting point to engage local & regional authorities across Europe on #HealthyAgeing

👏🏻Thank you to everyone who joined the <a href="/WHO_Europe/">WHO/Europe</a>’s Ageing is Living strategy session at the #AgeFriendlyFutures Summit in Greater Manchester

🌱This marks an important starting point to engage local &amp; regional authorities across Europe on #HealthyAgeing
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🚨 Call for abstract: Deadline in 2 days! 🚨 Showcase your work on urban health at the 2025 WHO Healthy Cities Conference! 🏙️🌍 🗓️ Submit by 30 March 🔗 bit.ly/42aeimU

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📣 #HRC58 just adopted a landmark resolution on human rights of older persons! 👵 Led by 🇸🇮 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇵🇭 🇬🇲 the resolution establishes IGWG to draft a legally binding instrument - paving way for systemic, comprehensive & sustainable protection of older persons’ rights at 🌎 level.

📣 #HRC58 just adopted a landmark resolution on human rights of older persons! 👵

Led by 🇸🇮 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇵🇭 🇬🇲 the resolution establishes IGWG to draft a legally binding instrument  - paving way for systemic, comprehensive &amp; sustainable protection of older persons’ rights at 🌎 level.
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📢#HRC58 adopted resolution A/HRC/58/L.24: create an Intergovernmental working group to draft an international legally binding instrument on older people's rights. Advocates, supporters, THANK YOU! #AgeWithRights Global Alliance NGO Ageing Geneva UN For Ageing UN Human Rights Council UN Human Rights UN For Ageing

📢#HRC58 adopted resolution A/HRC/58/L.24: create an Intergovernmental working group to draft an international legally binding instrument on older people's rights. Advocates, supporters, THANK YOU! #AgeWithRights <a href="/GAROP_Sec/">Global Alliance</a> <a href="/NgoAgeing/">NGO Ageing Geneva</a> <a href="/UN4Ageing/">UN For Ageing</a> <a href="/UN_HRC/">UN Human Rights Council</a> <a href="/UNHumanRights/">UN Human Rights</a> <a href="/UN4Ageing/">UN For Ageing</a>
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Big step forward! The #HRC58 resolution A/HRC/58/L.24 to establish an intergovernmental working group on a legally binding instrument for older people’s rights has been adopted. Grateful to all advocates and supporters! #AgeWithRights #AgeingIsLiving

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This month, we’re celebrating Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, like actress and #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Christina Chang who is passionate about raising Alzheimer’s awareness in honor of her mom and of all those impacted. #AAPIMonth

This month, we’re celebrating Asian Americans &amp; Pacific Islanders, like actress and #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Christina Chang who is passionate about raising Alzheimer’s awareness in honor of her mom and of all those impacted. #AAPIMonth
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Great to speak at the #EUPHW2025 together w Prof. Dr. Toker Ergüder hosted by İzmir 🇹🇷 on ageing & multimorbidity We proudly welcomed İzmir into the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities! Local action & strong NCD prevention are 🔑 #AgeingIsLiving #HealthyAgeing #AgeFriendly

Great to speak at the #EUPHW2025 together w <a href="/TokerErguder/">Prof. Dr. Toker Ergüder</a> hosted by İzmir 🇹🇷 on ageing &amp; multimorbidity

We proudly welcomed İzmir into the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities! 

Local action &amp; strong NCD prevention are 🔑

#AgeingIsLiving #HealthyAgeing #AgeFriendly
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To honor Older Americans Month, Lives Well Lived—GENERATIONS by filmmaker Sky Bergman is free on Kindle for 5 days! This inspiring book explores the wisdom of older adults & how intergenerational connections can change lives. 📚 Get your free copy here: buff.ly/Ek44F5H

To honor Older Americans Month, Lives Well Lived—GENERATIONS by filmmaker Sky Bergman is free on Kindle for 5 days!

This inspiring book explores the wisdom of older adults &amp; how intergenerational connections can change lives.

📚 Get your free copy here: buff.ly/Ek44F5H
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Llevando la #alfabetización digital a nuestras comunidades 📲🌐 En NHCOA seguimos fortaleciendo nuestro programa de #tecnología junto a AT&T, gracias al compromiso y dedicación de nuestras promotoras de salud. Recientemente, la promotora Flor M. ha facilitado sesiones en Miami,

Llevando la #alfabetización digital a nuestras comunidades 📲🌐

En NHCOA seguimos fortaleciendo nuestro programa de #tecnología junto a AT&amp;T, gracias al compromiso y dedicación de nuestras promotoras de salud.

Recientemente, la promotora Flor M. ha facilitado sesiones en Miami,
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📢 Calling all civil society, youth networks & community voices across Europe! Join us on 27 May to help shape the new WHO/Europe #AgeingIsLiving Strategy—ensuring healthy ageing is driven by the people, for the people. 🗣️ 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3ZbDKYD

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The ‘Wellderly’: An expert’s five tips for ageing more healthily. That genes don’t necessarily determine healthy ageing is “liberating,” and suggests that “we can pretty much all do better” to delay disease irishtimes.com/health/your-we…

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Pleased to speak at the #ECOO Healthy Ageing Workshop 👁️Vision and eye health are essential to autonomy and healthy ageing—eye care must be part of public health strategies The upcoming WHO/Europe’s Ageing is Living calls for a shift from disease to functional ability.

Pleased to speak at the #ECOO Healthy Ageing Workshop

👁️Vision and eye health are essential to autonomy and healthy ageing—eye care must be part of public health strategies

The upcoming <a href="/WHO_Europe/">WHO/Europe</a>’s Ageing is Living calls for a shift from disease to functional ability.
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Pleased to join the Mutual Learning Visit in Skopje 🇲🇰 with researchers from across the Western Balkans to advance #AgeFriendly cities and communities. Local insight is key as we shape the WHO/Europe’s European Strategy on Ageing

Pleased to join the Mutual Learning Visit in Skopje 🇲🇰 with researchers from across the Western Balkans to advance #AgeFriendly cities and communities. Local insight is key as we shape the <a href="/WHO_Europe/">WHO/Europe</a>’s European Strategy on Ageing