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20/12/2007 DEC tsunami funds help 200,000 older people HelpAge International's three-year post-tsunami rehabilitation programme, funded by the Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC), highlights the positive role of older people in emergencies.
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13/12/2007 Older people are discriminated against during emergencies This year’s annual World Disasters Report, launched today (December 13) says the discrimination of older people prevents them from realising their rights to disaster response and resources for recovery.
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06/12/2007 Jakarta Forum highlights importance of social protection Affordable social protection options are available for Asian governments so they can provide their citizens living in poverty with income security in old age.
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29/11/2007 A better pension deal for older people in Bolivia Older people in Bolivia are celebrating the introduction of a new monthly non-contributory pension of 200 Bolivian pesos (about US$ 25) for all those over 60 years of age.
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29/11/2007 Grandmothers are real heroes of the AIDS pandemic On World AIDS Day: Older women play a leading role in providing AIDS care without recognition or support.
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22/11/2007 British Prime Minister welcomes Pensions not Poverty The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, welcomed the Pensions not Poverty campaign. He was responding to a petition signed by over 7,000 people, calling on the UK government to help fund social pensions in developing countries.
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20/11/2007 Race to reach older survivors of Bangladesh cyclone Older survivors of Cyclone Sidr are in desperate need of food and water. HelpAge International is continuing to respond to the cyclone that hit southwestern coastal areas last Thursday, killing thousands and affecting millions more.
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31/10/2007 Older Indians fight for access to benefits HelpAge International’s partner HelpAge India has helped more than 14,000 poor older people to access state benefits they had not been receiving because of corruption, inefficiency and poor publicity about the availability of the schemes.
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11/10/2007 Governments commit to investing in older people Delegations of older people from 27 countries who met with government Ministers last week (1 October) as part of the global Age Demands Action campaign, have received firm commitments of increased pensions, improved healthcare and better access to basic needs such as food, water and credit.
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28/09/2007 Older people unite to demand action on ageing Older people in 25 countries across four continents will meet government representatives as part of a global campaign on 1 October, the UN International Day of Older Persons, to demand improvements in ageing policies and practices.
