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22/12/2005 Indian Ocean tsunami: one year on Cash grants have helped more than 2,000 older people in tsunami affected areas start income generating schemes. Read 84-year-old widow Hinnihmina's story.
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09/12/2005 Respect our rights, say older people in Latin America Older people in Peru and Bolivia are raising their voices to press for their rights, in the run-up to Human Rights Day on 10 December 2005.
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01/12/2005 New website launched today Welcome to our new website. We have relaunched the site to provide a wider range of information on ageing and development issues in a clearer, more accessible way.
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01/12/2005 Regular cash payments help families affected by HIV/AIDS Regular cash payments can improve the lives of the millions of children and older people affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa
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30/11/2005 AIDS: the frontline – new research on older carers for World Aids Day New research AIDS: the frontline, by HelpAge International says older carers are the backbone of AIDS care. The research on supporting older carers of people living with AIDS and orphaned children in Mozambique, South Africa and Sudan, was revealed on World Aids Day.
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30/11/2005 Ageways 66: Emergencies Ageways 66 (December 2005) looks at why older people’s specific needs and capacities are overlooked in emergencies, and suggests practical ways to ensure their inclusion.
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21/10/2005 Aid reaches earthquake survivors in India Just over a week after the earthquake that caused widespread devastation in Kashmir and North-West Pakistan, roads are reopening and relief operations are underway to help the thousands of injured survivors...
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15/10/2005 Review of Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing In September 2005, the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) organised a meeting with representatives of the five regional Economic Commissions and other stakeholders to discuss how the review and appraisal of the Madrid Plan would be carried out and supported at regional level.
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11/10/2005 HelpAge International helps survivors of the South Asia earthquake HelpAge International is working with partners Help Age India and Help the Aged to provide medical assistance and carry out needs assessments in the aftermath of the massive earthquake that struck Kashmir and North-West Pakistan on 8 October...
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01/10/2005 "We will suffer chronic poverty," warn older people As the world ages, the number of older people living in chronic poverty will rise, unless governments take action, warns HelpAge International on International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2005...
