Introduction – International Day of Older Persons is celebrated every year on October 1 across the world to create awareness about the importance of older people in our society and to appreciate their contributions. The main purpose of this international day is to raise awareness about the issues and difficulties faced by elder persons in society. This international day provides an opportunity for celebrating and honoring for the contributions that older persons make to society. Now people are living longer due to the life expectancy of people is improving with better medical care, health care, sufficient food, and lifestyle.

As per the United Nations, the population of aged 60 people will reach 2 billion in the coming year 2050 from 900 million in the year 2015. At present, the population of aged 80 people is about 125 million. Now youngsters are harassing the older people in society, trains, buses, and many more places. Family members are also mistreating with their grandparents is one of the social problems worldwide. In recent years, old-age homes are increases rapidly due to the son mistreating with their parents and kick out of their homes. Thus, older people are live in these old age homes. It is a matter of great shame for our society.

History – The United Nations General Assembly has chosen October 1 on December 14, 1990, to observe the International Day of Old Persons across the world. Earlier, the Vienna International Plan of Action on the elderly was approved by the World Assembly in 1982 and later recognized by the United Nations General Assembly.  The main aim of this international day is to spread awareness about social and medical care for elder people worldwide.

Significance – This International day aims to explore the role of legal frameworks and policies to ensure the privacy and safety of elder people in the digital world.  Presently, senior citizens are mistreated by youths which is a major problem in our society. Some family members including sons and daughters are also mistreating their parents and grandparents in their homes. Now, the crimes against old people are rising continuously in their homes and it’s a very serious problem for our society. Now, murders of older people are increasing in big cities which is the main problem for safety of senior citizens. The main aim of this international day is to provide medical care and safety for older people across the world.