Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with the president of International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) Susan Somers, with whom she discussed about global tendencies in the area of elderly rights prevention and the need for new, special UN Convention for the protection of older persons.

Brankica Jankovic stressed that institution of Commissioner conducts various activities aimed to suppression of discrimination and improvement of equality of older persons, but also of all other social groups that are discriminated, while Somers emphasized the significance of this institution for the protection of elderly rights, stating that Commissioner data may contribute to better comprehension and improvement of the position of older persons.

Discussion also included other types of cooperation in the area of protecting the rights of older persons, while other participants were also Natasa Todorovic and Milutin Vracevic from Red Cross of Serbia, who are INPEA representatives in Serbia.