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WHO is an acronym for the
World Health Organization.
Many people are not aware of all that WHO does. 
One of the great areas they are concerned with is
Global Age-Friendly Cities.
The project was conceived 2005 in Rio
and has since attracted enthusiastic interest
and participation from all over the world.
Rapidly the world is aging.
By 2050 the global population
of people aged 60 and over
 will double to 22%.
There will then be more older people
than children aged 0-14 years of age...
for the first iime in history.
At the same time our world is a growing city.
As of 2007, over half of the global population
now live in cities.
The number and proportion of urban dwellers
will continue to rise over the coming decades.
By 2030, about three out of five people
in the world will live in cities.
More older people are also living in cities.
Living longer is the fruit of critical gains
in public health and in standards of living.
Older people tend to require supportive and
enabling physical and social changes
to help them through the process of aging.
The mission of the Age--Friendly Community
is using a lifespan point of view...
or "cradle-to-grave" approach for
identifying and developing services and resources
that focus on enablement and self-determination
to promote and facilitate
intergenerational involvement in a community
that is friendly and wecoming to people of all ages.
Aging is a life long process...
that starts the day we are born
to as long as we survive.
Kids grow up and age.
The process is shaped by many factors.
WHO's approach to active aging is to
engage cities to become more age-friendly...
to utilize the potential that
older people represent to humanity.
Age-friendly cities encourage active aging
by optimizing opportunities for health,
participation and security so as to
enhance quality of life as people age.
An age-friendly city adapts its structures
and services to be accessible to and
inclusive of older people with 
varying needs and capacities.
Should you like to help your city become
an age-friendly community...
 I would suggest you log on to
www.who.int
and seek Age-Friendly Cities.