The new world of aging

H.E. Julia T. de Alvarez is Ambassador, Alternate Representative for the Dominican Republic’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Ambassador Alvarez is a leading international advocate for the rights of the elderly and has been an articulate spokesperson for the need to develop programs which empower the elderly especially in developing countries. She was instrumental in the approval by the U.N. General Assembly of the “United Nations Principles for Older Persons.”