On 9–10 May 2025, AARP, the Pontifical Academy for Life, the Età Grande Foundation, and the Franciscus Memorial co-organized a symposium in the Vatican on the global trend of population aging and the importance of ensuring the dignity, purpose, inclusion and well-being of older adults in the face of aging societies. A summary of this symposium is presented here alongside the declaration of pledges for global aging initiatives that was signed at the event.
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We thank all symposium participants for sharing their knowledge and insights. Attendees and speakers included (in alphabetical order): O. Aboud, H. E. Judge Mohamed Abdel-Salam, M. Abregú, K. Acharya, J. Andrews, A. M. Barranco Chavarría, C. L. Alberto Bassetti, E. Becker-Barroso, M. T. Bellucci, M. Boada, F. Borello, C. Butler, A. Callamard, D. Chalev, A. Chiba, C. Costa, Y. Diaz, K. Fencl, A. Leis García, M. E. Genoni, D. Goldhawk, P. Groom, P. Araya Gutiérrez, R. Hendrix, S. Henning, J. Hodges, I. Arias Hofman, S. Hussein, V. Iyengar, H. Jalloul, A. Kalache, D. Kestel, K. LaRoche, S. Lenoci, O. Lopez, G. Maira, F. Manes, C. Mathews, Z. Merali, B. Miller, L. Mills, M.M.-J., J. Mintzer, S. Mohanty, A. K. Njamnshi, P. Ong, V.P., A. Park, J. Pike, A. Abou Rafeh, D. Rodriguez, P. Rundlet, E. Saiz, A. Sberna, L. Segal, L. Shallcross, G. Sneddon, R. Snyder, R. Speranza, A. Steinberg, S. Thuault, D. Velasco, L. Walker, L. Tamblyn Watts, D. Whitman & K. Yaffe.
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Minter-Jordan, M., Paglia, V. The Vatican City Declaration on Global Aging advocates advancing inclusive and productive futures for all. Nat Aging 5, 2369–2371 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-00998-9
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