Hoengseong County earns WHO age-friendly city re-certification, expands policy to 2031
In short
Hoengseong County in Gangwon Province said it has received WHO Age-Friendly City second-phase certification and will expand related policies from 2027 to 2031. The county declared the certification at an October 6 ceremony at the Hoengseong Culture and Arts Center, held alongside its Day of the Elderly commemoration. County head Jang Shin-sang said the county will pursue policies elderly residents can feel and build a city where all generations can live well together.
Read the full story 1 min read
Hoengseong County in Gangwon Province said it has received World Health Organization Age-Friendly City second-phase certification and will expand related policies from 2027 to 2031. The county announced this at a declaration ceremony on October 6 at the Hoengseong Culture and Arts Center, held in connection with its Day of the Elderly commemoration. A second outlet, Newsis, also headlined the county's second-phase certification. [ 1 , 2 ]
The county said the certification resulted from preparing a mid- to long-term action plan that reflects local conditions and elderly residents' policy needs, building on the results of the first phase. In August it held a final report on the research service for the second-phase certification, examining the achievements and limits of first-phase work and specifying tasks by field. It said it then reflected the views of relevant departments, supplemented the action plan and strengthened links with each department's age-friendly projects. [ 1 ]
In the second phase, the county plans to focus on improving elderly residents' quality of life, expanding their social participation and creating a safe and convenient living environment. It also intends to widen age-friendly policy beyond the elderly generation into a community policy that all generations can experience. [ 1 ]
County head Jang Shin-sang said the county will faithfully carry out policies that elderly residents can feel and build an age-friendly city where all generations can live well together. Before the declaration ceremony, the county held its Day of the Elderly commemoration, awarding people who had practiced respect and care for elders, and held performances that it described as bringing generations together. [ 1 ]
Why it matters
The certification commits a rural Gangwon county to a five-year age-friendly policy plan running to 2031, covering elderly quality of life, social participation and living conditions. The county says it will extend those policies beyond the elderly generation to the whole community, making the programme a broader local policy framework rather than a single elderly-focused project.
Key facts
- Hoengseong County received World Health Organization Age-Friendly City second-phase certification. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The county will expand related policies from 2027 to 2031. [ 1 ]
- A declaration ceremony was held on October 6 at the Hoengseong Culture and Arts Center, linked to the county's Day of the Elderly commemoration. [ 1 ]
- In August the county held a final report on the research service for the second-phase certification, reviewing the first phase's results and limits and specifying tasks by field. [ 1 ]
- The second phase focuses on improving elderly residents' quality of life, expanding social participation and creating a safe and convenient living environment. [ 1 ]
- The county plans to widen age-friendly policy beyond the elderly generation to a community policy all generations can experience. [ 1 ]
- County head Jang Shin-sang said the county will faithfully carry out policies elderly residents feel and make an age-friendly city where all generations can live well together. [ 1 ]
- Before the declaration ceremony the county awarded people who had practiced respect and care for elders and held performances for generational harmony. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What specific programmes, budgets or projects the second-phase plan contains. The documents list focus areas but no individual projects, funding figures or targets.
- Additional detail on the certification from the second outlet. Newsis carried a headline about the county's second-phase certification, but the article text accompanying it concerned an unrelated National Assembly audit, so no further detail could be drawn from that outlet.