The German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations (German: ''Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Seniorenorganisationen'' or BAGSO) is an
umbrella organization
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of about 120 civil society organizations, which together represent several million older people. BAGSO is a
Nonprofit organization
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based in
Bonn
Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...
and it was founded in 1989.
Chairpersons
* 1989 to 1996: Marieluise Kluge-Steudel
* 1996 to 2006: Roswitha Verhülsdonk
* 2006 to 2009: Walter Link
* 2009 to 2015:
Ursula Lehr
Ursula Lehr née Leipold (5 June 1930 – 25 April 2022) was a German academic, age researcher and politician. She was the first professor of gerontology in Germany, with a chair at the University of Heidelberg from 1986. She served as federal ...
* 2015 to 2021:
Franz Müntefering
Franz Müntefering (; born 16 January 1940) is a German politician. He was Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2004 to 2005 and again from 18 October 2008 to 13 November 2009. He served as the minister of Labour and Social Affairs, ...
* since 2021: Regina Görner
International Commitment
On an international level, BAGSO is committed to strengthening the rights of older people worldwide, advocating for a UN convention on the rights of older people. To this end, BAGSO participates in the debate on how to better protect the rights of older people worldwide, in particular in the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing of the
United Nations
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.
At the European level, BAGSO is part of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and is a member of AGE Platform Europe, the umbrella association of older people's organizations in Europe.
BAGSO’s international work is coordinated by its Secretariat for International Policy on Ageing.
See also
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German Senior Citizens' Day
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United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the fifteen specialized ...
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Second World Assembly on Ageing
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References
External links
Official Website
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Gerontology organizations
Lobbying organizations in Europe
Political advocacy groups in Germany