{"id":45506,"date":"2025-10-27T05:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/?p=45506"},"modified":"2025-10-27T05:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:20:29","slug":"the-14th-elderly-services-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/the-14th-elderly-services-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"The 14th Elderly Services Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/the-14th-elderly-services-forum\/screenshot\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45507\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45507\" src=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-847x1024.jpg 847w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-1271x1536.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-135x163.jpg 135w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-124x150.jpg 124w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232-50x60.jpg 50w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2232.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"sr-only\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Salem bin Abdulrahman Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Office of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, witnessed yesterday morning the launch of the 14th edition of the Senior Services Forum, held under the theme <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"272\">\u201cRenewed Giving and Endless Leadership.\u201d<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> The event was organized by the Department of Social Services at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Center.<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"23764c8c-4655-4297-9590-c20bcef0f1bc\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"853\">The opening ceremony featured the launch of the <strong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"455\">\u201cSenior X\u201d platform<\/strong>, a pioneering initiative that celebrates the wisdom, achievements, and inspiring journeys of senior citizens. The platform aims to build bridges of communication between generations by highlighting stories of resilience, innovation, and contribution beyond the age of sixty. It aspires to become a global reference for meaningful dialogue, inspiration, and appreciation of the elderly worldwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"1121\">Ahmed Nasser Al Naqbi, Executive Director of the Branch Affairs Sector at the Department of Social Services, delivered the opening speech, in which he welcomed the attendees and described the forum as a reflection of Sharjah\u2019s vision in empowering senior citizens.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1580\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Al Naqbi emphasized that the sustainability of this forum represents a pioneering approach adopted by the Emirate of Sharjah to provide the highest quality of services for the elderly. This stems from the wise vision and unlimited support of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to establish the emirate as a global model of a cohesive society that values and honors its senior citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/the-14th-elderly-services-forum\/screenshot\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45507\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Salem bin Abdulrahman Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Office of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, witnessed yesterday morning the launch of the 14th edition of the Senior Services Forum, held under the theme \u201cRenewed Giving and Endless Leadership.\u201d The event was organized by the Department of Social Services at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"853\">The opening ceremony featured the launch of the \u201cSenior X\u201d platform, a pioneering initiative that celebrates the wisdom, achievements, and inspiring journeys of senior citizens. The platform aims to build bridges of communication between generations by highlighting stories of resilience, innovation, and contribution beyond the age of sixty. It aspires to become a global reference for meaningful dialogue, inspiration, and appreciation of the elderly worldwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"1121\">Ahmed Nasser Al Naqbi, Executive Director of the Branch Affairs Sector at the Department of Social Services, delivered the opening speech, in which he welcomed the attendees and described the forum as a reflection of Sharjah\u2019s vision in empowering senior citizens.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1580\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Al Naqbi emphasized that the sustainability of this forum represents a pioneering approach adopted by the Emirate of Sharjah to provide the highest quality of services for the elderly. This stems from the wise vision and unlimited support of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to establish the emirate as a global model of a cohesive society that values and honors its senior citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":567,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[550],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45506"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/567"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45506"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45509,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45506\/revisions\/45509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}