– Maintain age-friendly city membership for 2027 years until 5
– Promotion of 5 tasks in 52 areas such as jobs, care and human rights
– Creation of 'Health and Vitality City where I can live a dignified life with my ☆ work'
On the 6th, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kang Ki-jeong) received certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) to rejoin as an 'age-friendly city'.
In order to actively cope with the problem of rapid population aging, Gwangju City started enacting the 'Ordinance on the Creation of an Aging-Friendly City' in 2019, and after collecting opinions such as expert advisory meetings, collaboration meetings with related organizations, and the Aging-Friendly City Creation Committee, the first phase in 2020 It established a three-year (1-3) master plan for creating an age-friendly city and joined the World Health Organization (WHO) age-friendly city network for the first time.
Joining the 'Age-Friendly Cities' network is internationally recognized that the city is aware of various social problems related to aging and is willing to make various efforts to solve them. Since then, Gwangju City has been striving to enhance the execution power of an 'age-friendly city' by faithfully carrying out the three-year implementation plan and evaluating the progress.
As a result of a survey conducted by the Gwangju Jeonnam Research Institute of 700 Gwangju citizens last year, compared to the first period in 2020, the age-friendliness in all areas presented as guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO), such as jobs, social participation, care and welfare, appeared to rise.
Gwangju City confirmed the basic plan for the 1nd phase (2-2023) of this year based on the results of the 2027st phase promotion and evaluation, and set the vision of 'creation of a healthy city with work and dignity' as ▲jobs ▲social participation and It established and announced 5 detailed tasks in five areas: culture, care and human rights, health and medical care, and living environment.
This plan consists of feasible and sustainable tasks that reflect the unique characteristics of Gwangju, which aims to become an 'age-friendly city', and monitors the subsequent policy implementation process and establishes a bottom-up public-private promotion system that reflects the evaluation opinions of the elderly and citizens. equipped and promoted.
Gwangju City submitted an application for re-certification to the World Health Organization (WHO) in February with this confirmed plan and succeeded in re-certification, maintaining membership for the next five years.
“This recertification confirms that Gwangju City has a commitment to continuous action to create an age-friendly city and is coping well with the urban aging problem,” said Ryu Mi-soo, head of the Welfare and Health Bureau of the City of Seoul. I will do my best to create a respected society.”
Meanwhile, 'Age-Friendly City' is a global project promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2006 to effectively respond to global aging and urbanization issues.
In order to be certified as an age-friendly city by the World Health Organization (WHO), it must meet international standards in various areas such as social participation, transportation, housing, and health services presented by the World Health Organization (WHO). Starting with New York in 2010, more than 51 cities in 1500 countries around the world have joined to form a network. In Korea, 45 local governments, including Gwangju City, Seoul, Busan, and Jeju, are currently participating.