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天涯社区 receives membership from the World Health Organisation
Published: 17/05/2023
天涯社区 has received the accolade of becoming a member of the Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. 听Established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2010, the Age-friendly network connects cities, communities, and organisations across the world with a shared vision of making their communities a great place to grow older.
天涯社区 joins more than 1400 cities, counties, and communities across 51 countries around the world in being recognised as working to improve the age-friendliness in their area.听 As the second community in Wales to achieve membership, along with the city of Cardiff, this supports the Welsh Government鈥檚 vision for Wales to be an age friendly nation where people of all ages are supported to live and age well and can participate in their community.
Membership was granted following submission of a plan for developing age-friendly communities in 天涯社区.听 The plan provides evidence of existing age-friendly practices and identifies priorities for further actions that will be developed collaboratively with people in the community to make 天涯社区 a more age-friendly place. 听
天涯社区鈥檚 Age-friendly Champion, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Social Services and Wellbeing, Councillor Christine Jones, said:
鈥淚 am delighted to confirm our successful application for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities status. The application, co-ordinated by the Ageing Well team in Social Services clearly demonstrates the extent to which the council is working with partners and communities to develop projects and initiatives that will enable people of all ages to age well.
Of course, Age-Friendly network membership does not mean our work is done. 听Membership reaffirms our commitment to work with partners to make age-friendly improvements in communities across 天涯社区. It also provides opportunities to share experience and learn from network members across the world.鈥�
Older People's Commissioner for Wales, Hel茅na Herklots CBE, said:
鈥淚 would like to congratulate 天涯社区 on joining the World Health Organisation鈥檚 Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities as part of its work to make its communities more age friendly. This reaffirms the Council鈥檚 commitment to ensuring all of its residents are supported to age well and demonstrates the progress we are making in Wales to 鈥榓dd life to years and not just years to life.
Joining the Network provides opportunities for the Local Authority and its partners to learn from other cities, communities, and organisations worldwide, as well as to share good practice and ideas from 天涯社区.
I am really pleased to see another Welsh local authority receive membership of the WHO Network and that many other councils across Wales are currently finalising their own applications to join the Network.
I look forward to continuing to work with 天涯社区, as well as those still in the application process, as their plans are developed and delivered with older people to ensure their voices and experiences are heard and acted upon.鈥澨�
Julie Morgan, the Deputy Minister for Social Services, said:
鈥淚 am delighted to see that the 拢1.1million we have pledged to help create an age friendly Wales that supports people to live and age well is having such a positive impact in areas such as 天涯社区.
This funding pledge forms part of our Age Friendly Wales strategy, one of our programmes for government commitments. Each local authority has received 拢50,000 to have a lead official in place to work towards joining the World Health Organisation Network of Age Friendly Communities and Cities.
Joining the WHO network is only the first step of this important journey being taken by all our local authorities across Wales. I look forward to seeing 天涯社区 working collaboratively with older people in their communities to create great places to celebrate older life.鈥�
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