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17/12/2008 HelpAge manual helps agencies mainstream age-friendliness HelpAge International and the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) have launched a new training manual to help humanitarian agencies work more effectively with older people.
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17/12/2008 Cholera in Zimbabwe: HelpAge partner responds HelpAge International’s partner in Zimbabwe is responding to the cholera epidemic which is sweeping across the country, claiming scores of lives each day.
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10/12/2008 As UDHR turns 60, older people still fighting for rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 60 today, but millions of older people worldwide are still being denied the basic rights and freedoms it provides.
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05/12/2008 HelpAge report proposes universal pension for Sri Lanka A new report from HelpAge International and HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) has demonstrated that a universal non-contributory pension for Sri Lanka could be both practical and affordable.
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05/12/2008 HelpAge plans long-term response in DRC HelpAge International is planning a long-term response to help older people affected by the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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01/12/2008 UN "will fail to meet targets" on HIV prevention warns HelpAge The United Nations will fail to meet its target of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010 if older people continue to be excluded from global responses to the pandemic, charities HelpAge International and Help the Aged warn on World AIDS Day 2008.
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26/11/2008 Guardian publishes finalists’ entries The Guardian Development Journalism Competition 2008 reached its conclusion this week as the articles of all 16 finalists were published in two special Guardian supplements. Articles from finalists Jemma Neville and Jane Labous highlighted older women’s rights and access to social pensions in developing countries. The stories were investigated during visits to HelpAge International’s projects in September 2008.
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25/11/2008 Assisting older people in the DRC A technical team from HelpAge International has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to assess the needs of older people. We are also continuing to work with the health agency, Merlin.
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20/11/2008 25 years of championing older people's rights HelpAge International’s role in championing the rights of older people in developing countries was highlighted by UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Mike Foster, at a reception to mark HelpAge International’s 25th anniversary.
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19/11/2008 First ever social transfer course for Asia HelpAge International and the Economic Policy Research Institution (EPRI) of South Africa have delivered a two-week intensive training course on social transfers in Chiang Mai, Thailand – the first ever to take place in Asia.
