Biography of Magali Girod




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Magali Girod, a French citizen, graduated from the Institute of Political Science in Aix-en-Provence with a major in International Relations in 2005. She holds a Masters degree in International law, focused on International administration from the University of Panthéon-Assas in Paris, France. Magali Girod concluded her employment at Global Action on Aging on July 30, 2010.

Before joining Global Action on Aging (GAA), Magali worked for the French Foreign Office in France in its cultural and development program. Earlier, she held a position in the strategy and policy unit of the International Telecommunication Union, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Magali Girod joined GAA, as Program Coordinator, in the Fall of 2007. She supervises the international internship program and the GAA website. She also monitors aging issues at the United Nations. She is very active in organizing fundraising events for GAA.

In 2007, Magali conducted research on the needs of older women in Latin America, focusing especially on social pensions. The First Ladies of Latin America studied her research during their annual meeting. They adopted the San Salvador Declaration, that calls for integrating elder rights and concerns into countries’ larger economic and social policies, especially in light of the growing older population.

In 2008, Magali redesigned the Aging Watch Section of the Website to make it more user-friendly. She attended the UN Expert Group Meeting on intergenerational issues to insure that the voices of older persons were heard in the discussions. She also co-organized educational seminars for trade union retirees on human rights of older persons and thematic UN roundtables during the Commission for Social Development in 2008 and 2009.

In preparation of the 2009 Expert Group Meeting on Human Rights of Older Persons organized by the UN Program on Ageing, Magali led a research project on the abuses and discrimination older persons face around the world. She initiated the new web section entitled Toward an Ageing Convention which focuses on the importance of the adoption by the United Nations of a Human Rights Convention to protect older persons around the world.

Magali, an active member of the NGO Committee on Ageing and the NGO Committee for Social Development heads the Advocacy task force for the NGO Committee for Social Development.