epa13273981 (FILE) - An employee communicates with a woman laying in bed in the Feeding Center for specially distressed persons, during the government organised tour in Shannan, Qusong County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, 18 June 2023 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the...

epa13273979 (FILE) -Two grannies punch their coaches bags during their twice weekly boxing traning session run by the 'A Team' gym in Cosmo City, Johannesburg, South Africa, 14 September 2017 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the theme is ‘The Age of Longevity: Rethinking...

epa13273978 (FILE) - Mary Gachambi, (R), a 70-years old diabetic patient attends a consultation with a virtual doctor, on screen, (C), located 140km away in Nairobi via a telemedicine technology at a remote village dispensary in Muranga, Kenya, 27 September 2024 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older...

epa13273976 (FILE) -Thai elderly women, who have trouble seeing and hearing, chat closely at the Elderly Home Ban Bang Khae II in Bangkok, Thailand, 02 February 2021 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the theme is ‘The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.’ ...

epa13273973 (FILE) - epa11955028 A local man fishes on the Black Sea in Sukhumi, the capital of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, 02 March 2025 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the theme is ‘The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.’ EPA/Yuri Kochetkov

epa13273967 (FILE) -Turkish elderly men discussing in front of Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey 28 September 2007 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the theme is ‘The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.’ EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

epa13273980 (FILE) - Costumed Senior Citizens march at the Macy's 88th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York, USA, 27 November 2014 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the theme is ‘The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.’ EPA/Peter Foley

epa13273968 (FILE) -An unidentified elderly Japanese woman posing for the photographer in Kumomi, Japan 28 September 2007 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the theme is ‘The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.’ EPA/ANDY RAIN

epa13273969 (FILE) - Three elderly ladies in Pontedera, Pisa, Italy, wiping the sweat from their foreheads 28 September 2007 (reissued on 01 October 2026). 01 October marks the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This year, the theme is ‘The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.’ EPA/FRANCO SILVI