We are all ageing, and this is something to be celebrated. Globally, the number of older people is on the rise. Today the world population amounts to around six billion people, with some 580 million over the age of 60. Where older people live is also changing. By the year 2025, more than three-quarters of the world's elderly population will be living in developing countries.
Health is vital to maintain well being and quality of life in old age.
Health is essential if older citizens are to continue to make active and positive contributions to their societies. Maintaining health and quality of life across the lifespan will do much towards building fulfilled lives, a harmonious, intergenerational community and a dynamic economy. The walks will start in countries in the Pacific, where the date line marks the start of a new day. Always at a set time, a group of cities, within the same time zone, will be starting their celebrations. Eventually, they will reach the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas, until the very last locations will close the day and the embrace.