Mattarella, welfare is needed to build society for all ages

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 16 - "Aging, old age, are not a condition of marginalization to be recovered.

   The United Nations has rightly set the goal of the 2021-2030 decade indicated by the World Health Organization for" a world in which all people can live long in good health "together with those of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development for all. Affirming the value of life means building a society for all ages, in which everyone's rights find full expression. It is the task of institutions and of free social expressions to prepare welfare policies for this purpose ".

This is what the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, writes, in a message to the Minister for Equal Opportunities and the Family, Elena Bonetti.

    "The enormous progress in the field of protecting everyone's health has created conditions for an increase in life expectancy, modifying traditional balances in the academic structure, increasing the elderly population. The challenge of aging affects us all. It is part of the principle of equal dignity for every being human beings, even when they find themselves in the position of losing their autonomy.

   Likewise, strategies are needed that allow for the maximum social participation of this component of the population, a precious resource, guardian of our origins and our identities. With these wishes I wish you good work ", concludes the Head of State.

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