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Press releases and statements
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13/05/2008 HelpAge International steps up Myanmar response HelpAge International is supporting the efforts of the YMCA to bring relief to those affected by Cyclone Nargis. Some 3,000 people have already been reached in the districts of Hlaingtharya, Bogalay and Labutta, where the YMCA has set up three community kitchens and is providing health check-ups and basic medicines.
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23/04/2008 HelpAge urges action on older women's rights in Tanzania HelpAge International, the global network striving for the rights of disadvantaged older people, has submitted evidence to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to highlight violations of older women’s rights in Tanzania and make recommendations for government action.
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10/04/2008 Pension could protect world’s poorest against rising food prices HelpAge International has today renewed its call for the introduction of a universal social pension in the wake of rising food prices that are currently affecting the world’s poorest people.
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12/03/2008 HelpAge and The Guardian launch journalist competition HelpAge International is partnering the Guardian Newspaper UK and 7 other NGOs in an International Development Journalist Competition to find aspiring UK-based journalists who care about issues faced by older people in the developing world.
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03/03/2008 MBE for Mark Gorman HelpAge International’s director of strategic development, Mark Gorman, has been awarded an MBE in the UK New Year Honours for his services to older people.
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25/09/2007 Older People around the world unite Older people across four continents will meet government representatives today as part of a global campaign on 1 October, the UN International Day of Older Persons
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25/06/2007 UK public raise £8.5m in DEC appeal for Darfur £8.5 million has been raised in a united emergency appeal to save lives in Darfur, Chad and the Central African Republic.
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11/04/2007 Governments not prepared for ageing, warns HelpAge Unless governments prepare for ageing, the number of poor and vulnerable older people will continue to rise, warns HelpAge International
