This paper makes it clear that older people's rights are frequently violated and shows how existing rights mechanisms are failing to protect this group. HelpAge International believes that UN member states should discuss creating a new convention on the rights of older people with the appointment of a special rapporteur to monitor it.

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This report draws on focus group discussions with older people in Bangladesh, Peru and Uganda. It makes recommendations to the EU for including older people in decent work programmes, and providing them with social pensions.

Report funded by the EU.

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Aimed at the European Union (EU) and member states, this briefing sets out the need to strengthen the response to HIV in Africa.

It highlights the ways in which older people can be infected with HIV and the vital support that many offer to their children and grandchildren.

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This report is an evaluation of the findings of a project supporting older people and their dependants in Tanzania. It shows that even small pensions are effective in bringing stability and dignity to the lives of older people and will greatly improve the wellbeing of the grandchildren in their care.

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A summary report of the evaluation findings of a project supporting older people and their dependants in Tanzania.

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This report shows that interventions aimed at achieving the MDGs must respond to the intergenerational nature of poverty and to rapid population ageing. It makes clear that it is essential to adopt a rights-based approach because this will ensure a focus on the poorest and most marginalised people.

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This report summarises the April 2007 regional visit to Bangladesh to see the results of the Older Citizens Monitoring project.

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The report of a three-day intergovernmental seminar on social protection held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 29-31 January 2007. The event gathered more than 70 high level delegates from 13 countries in Asia.

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Report of the South East Europe network (SEEN) programme, which worked to address the exclusion and discrimination of older people across the region, provides a programme overview, the global and regional context of its objectives, lessons learnt and recommendations for action.

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This is the report of the HelpAge International annual regional conference held in Pondicherry, India from 7-10 November 2006. The main theme was "New paradigms in social protection". Issues discussed included health, home care, income security in old age and disaster management.

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The report of a three-day Intergovernmental Conference on social protection held in Livingstone, Zambia, 20-23 March 2006. This brought together more than a hundred ministers and senior representatives from 13 African governments with the aim of examining new ways to tackle poverty and promote the human rights of the poorest people in Africa. The conference resulted in the message that political will is the fundamental driving force for long-term investment in social protection programmes.

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This is the report of the HelpAge International annual regional conference held in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 14-18 November 2005. The main agenda was on disaster management, but other topics covered included social pensions, older people’s organisations and the Millennium Development Goals.

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This report asks the international community to acknowledge that the efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) must respond to the needs and rights of the poorest, including older people, in order to be meaningful.

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This report is from the HelpAge International conference held in Hanoi on 2-5 November, 2004. The annual conference is a key tool in facilitating communication, and sharing information, resources and best practices. It is also an opportunity for networking and developing trust among organisations working for the rights of older people in the region. Topics covered include income-generating activities, social pensions and poverty, home-care initiatives, gender, HIV/AIDS and emergencies.

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This report makes a strong case for providing universal non-contributory pensions or "social pensions" to older people in developing countries.

It describes how social pensions effectively target aid, reducing the poverty of older people and the families that they so often support.

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A summary of Age and security: How social pensions can deliver effective aid to poor older people and their families.

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This joint paper by HelpAge International and the International Save the Children Alliance urges the European Commission to deliver on its international commitments to children and older people through both policy planning and funding – and outlines priority areas for action. The paper clearly demonstrates the scale and depth of child and old-age poverty, explores how poverty is transferred between generations, and emphasises the interdependence of young and old.

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This report details a seminar organised jointly by Aprodev, HelpAge International, One World Action and WIDE. The seminar explored challenges and priorities for improved EU development cooperation policy that would focus on actions to further human rights and achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Order a print copy from the WIDE website (see External links).

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This report by HelpAge International and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is motivated by a shared understanding of the role of older carers in supporting orphans and vulnerable children, and a recognition of the economic and social importance of this relationship in combating poverty and HIV/AIDS.

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Jointly published with the African Union (formerly the Organisation of African Unity), this document commits AU Member States to design, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate integrated national policies and programmes to meet the individual and collective needs of older people in Africa.

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A report of the seminar organised by HelpAge International, the National Academy of Social Insurance and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, in Washington DC, USA. This seminar brought together academics, policy makers and practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds to consider some of the key questions posed by population ageing and development.

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Drawing on consultations with older people in East and Central Europe, this report shows how many live on the edge of survival.

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This provides new evidence on the situation of older people in developing countries and in Eastern and Central Europe, drawing on recent statistics and research by HelpAge International's global network. Its reflects older people's views and experiences, recorded in consultations held in 32 countries during 2001/02 in preparation for the Second World Assembly on Ageing.

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This report offers a snapshot of key issues affecting older Serbs, as well as highlighting their situation as citizens, refugees and displaced people. It includes practical suggestions for action to improve their welfare and future wellbeing.

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This document draws on consultations with older people from the developing world and transitional economies, carried out as part of HelpAge International's Action on Ageing campaign. It sets out 10 concrete actions to ensure that older people across the world benefit from the full range of internationally accepted human rights.

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A complementary publication to Nothing about us without us, this booklet covers Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine. Together, the two publications give an overview of work with older people in almost all of the countries that are members of the HelpAge International East and Central European network.

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A compilation of country research studies from Albania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lativia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Carried out by non-governmental organisations working with and for older people in Eastern and Central Europe, the studies show how these organisations relate to local government, and include examples of successful practice. The complementary publication, Making our voices heard, covers a further eight countries.

This booklet highlights issues facing older people in Africa, and offers suggestions about what can be done to address their problems, needs and concerns.

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A 16-page summary of the full report.

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