UN Holidays - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In 2011, the UN General Assembly signed an important resolution for today's and future generations. Resolution 66/127 established World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Since 2012, this day has been celebrated every year on June 15th. This is a chance to remind the whole world that it is the elderly people in society who are most socially unprotected, therefore, every day various kinds of abuse are committed against them, both in the family and in it. UN data indicate that today there is a problem of negative attitudes and mistreatment of older people. About every sixth pensioner suffers from this. At the same time, according to statistics, the number of elderly people in the world is constantly increasing every year, for example, by 2050 there will be about 2 billion elderly people in the world. This means that over time the problem will not only not disappear, but will become more global, which means we need to start fighting this injustice now. Today, cruelty, negative and neglectful treatment of older people is considered a real social problem, and this applies even to developed countries. Based on the results of social surveys conducted in a number of countries, it has been proven that abuse in the home environment, inadequate care, physical, psychological and financial violence are most often tolerated against older people. In addition, a negative attitude is recorded on the part of social, medical and other government agencies. Both older men and women are victims of abuse. Problems of various kinds occur in all countries, regardless of mentality and level of development. As a result of social surveys conducted in a number of countries at different times, it was revealed that the following were subjected to abuse:• Canada - 55% lack of attention and care from loved ones, 15% physical violence, 12% financial abuse;• USA - 36% physical violence, 81% psychological violence; • India – 4% physical violence, 20% neglect and neglect from relatives; • Argentina – 45% psychological violence and abuse; • Brazil – 35% abuse. Until recently, all these people were needed by family, society and the state, but over the years the attitude towards them has changed and now they feel abandoned and unnecessary. The global holiday will allow everyone to be reminded of the social injustice that happens every day and to do everything to reduce it in the future.