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05/03/2010 Beijing: 15 years older but any wiser? On International Women’s Day, HelpAge asks: Did the Beijing Platform for Action make a difference for older women around the world?
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29/01/2010 HelpAge DRC project has "impressive impact" An independent evaluation of HelpAge’s project to support older people displaced by the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has found that “the overall impact was impressive”.
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12/01/2010 UN takes "important steps" for older people’s rights UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has proposed measures to improve the protection of older people’s rights, which will be discussed at the UN Commission for Social Development, in New York on 3 February.
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09/12/2009 UN Human Rights Day: Time to end age discrimination 10 December 2009 is Human Rights Day. The theme this year is an end to discrimination for all. That includes older people. HelpAge is calling for an end to age discrimination in all its forms.
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04/12/2009 Older people: Witness to climate change As world leaders prepare to negotiate a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen, HelpAge International is calling for the voices of older people in developing countries to be heard in the debate.
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01/12/2009 ACAPS: A new project to strengthen assessment capacities ACAPS (Assessment Capacities) is a joint initiative of the NATF (represented by OCHA) and a consortium of NGOs, including HelpAge International. The two-year project will strengthen global, regional and in-country needs assessment capacities.
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01/12/2009 Rise in HIV and AIDS cases among older Africans On World AIDS Day 2009, HelpAge highlights the findings of the new UNAIDS and WHO report, The AIDS 2009 Epidemic Update. The report reveals that the majority of new HIV and AIDS infections in sub-Saharan Africa are among older heterosexual couples.
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26/11/2009 Zanzibar’s President accepts need to increase pensions A new study by HelpAge International in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Zanzibar, has found that a universal pension would be both affordable and easy for the government to implement. The President agrees...
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23/11/2009 Ethiopia: millions going hungry in worst drought in a decade Last week clouds gathered over the lowlands, but, according to HelpAge International Ethiopia Country Director Alison Rusinow, the rains have come too late to bring much relief.
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09/11/2009 New WHO report highlights neglect of older women's health The World Health Organisation's groundbreaking new report on women's health is a first major step forward in the debate on older women's health - an issue largely ignored in international development.
