China National Committee On Ageing——China National Working Commission on Ageing

Established in October 1999,China National Working Commission on Ageing (CNWCA), as an advisory and coordinating organization of the State Council, is mandated to supervise the work on nationwide. CNWCA has 26 members: Organization Department of CPC Central Committee, Publicity Department of CPC Central Committee, the Working Committee of CPC Central Committee for the Institutions of the Central Committee, the Working Committee of CPC Central Committee for the Institutions under the Central Government, Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Education, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Health, State Administration of Radio Film and Television, General Administration of Sports, China National Tourism Administration, General Administration of Press and Publication, National Population and Family Planning Commission, General Political Department of PLA, All China Federation of Trade Unions, All China Women's Federation, Chinese Communist Youth League, and China National Committee on Ageing.

The main responsibilities of CNWCA include:

1. Researches on and formulation of the development strategies and major policies on ageing; coordinating and facilitating the relevant departments to implement the development plans on ageing;

2. Coordinating and facilitating relevant departments to protect the rights and interests of the elderly;

3. Coordinating and facilitating relevant departments to strengthen macro-level guidance and comprehensive management of the work on ageing; promoting various kinds of activities for the physical and psychological wellbeing of the elderly;

4. Guiding monitoring and supervising the work on ageing of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities;

5. Organizing and coordinating important activities on ageing in China initiated and sponsored by U.N. and the other international organizations.