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If you're inspired by the actions of older people from around the world, why not join them? Here are three easy things you can do to make the Age Demands Action voice stronger:
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Sign the global petition.
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Take a picture of yourself and support older people's rights
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Record your views on age discrimination
Need a reason to take action? Watch this:
Or if you don't have time to watch the video - here are three reasons to take action now:
- 100 million older people live on less than US$1 a day.(1)
- In Africa and Latin America, older people are more likely to be living in absolute poverty than the population as a whole.(2)
- By 2050 there will be more people over 60 than under 14 (3), and 80% of them will live in developing countries.(4)
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(1), (2) World Development Indicators, World Bank, 2006 (3), (4) World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision Population Database, UNDESA
