www.humanrights.go.kr 2016 ASEM Expert Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons: Chair's Statement (Summary) ● ‌Participants agreed on the need for the establishment of policies and institutions aimed at promoting Healthy Ageing, Active Ageing and Successful Ageing in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and that such policies and institutions should be based on a human rights perspective, in order to guarantee the dignity of older persons. Part II ● ‌Participants have reaffirmed that poverty and inadequate long-term care, among other factors, are directly related to the survival of older persons and that older persons Commission's Major Activities are entitled to the right to adequate living conditions and long-term care, and it was agreed that therefore there is a need for countries to establish institutional foundations for public medical care, long-term care and income support, and universal social protection floors. ● ‌It was discussed that there is a need to establish the ASEM Ageing Center as a pivot to host forums for public discussion, strengthen international and regional ties, monitor international trends, accumulate and share related data and information, raise awareness of the importance of the human rights of older persons and to promote the implementation of detailed and practical measures for cooperation. ● ‌Lastly, participants of the ASEM Expert Forum on Ageing appreciated the National Human Rights Commission of Korea’s role in providing the forum for discussion, and asked the Commission to make continuous efforts for the practical implementation of projects discussed during the forum, and confirmed that the National Human Rights Commission of Korea will continue to promote this discussion by hosting an ASEM international conference on the human rights of older persons next year. 97