This issue discusses a study from Tanzania which shows that a universal social pension would be an affordable and feasable way of reducing old-age poverty. Other articles cover social pensions and human rights, research on urban poverty in Ethiopia, and UN concern about violence.

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The booklet is a collection of older people's associations life stories in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces in Cambodia and the plan for next period.

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This issue of Ageways discusses the effect of discrimination on older women and calls for better data as a starting point for developing more effective programmes.

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HelpAge International and the Economic Policy Research Institute, together with Maastricht University are offering a two-week course aimed at providing participants with an in-depth understanding of the conceptual and practical issues involved in the development of social transfer programmes. The course will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 24 October to 6 November 2010.

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This issue shows that older people have a unique perspective on climate change. It also includes news and reviews on health, population ageing, social pensions and the Haiti earthquake.

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This is a summary of Forgotten Workforce: older people and their right to decent work, highlighting the conditions of older workers in low- and middle-income countries

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This report shows that most people in low- and middle-income countries work in old age, often in appalling conditions. It calls for their right to decent work to be protected.

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Cash transfer is an alternative way of conveying aid to populations affected by natural disasters. This document is to provide a practical step by step guide to planning, determining beneficiaries and managing the cash grant. The methodologies presented in this guide are based on the experiences of HelpAge and several humanitarian organisations.

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This publication was produced by 9 NGOs to strengthen understanding and awareness of the need for a special rapporteur and convention on the rights of older people. It aims to provide the arguments and tools for engaging people – from older women and men themselves to civil society organisations to government officials – across the globe in debate about older people’s rights and the role of a convention and special rapporteur. It also suggests ways in which individuals and civil society organisations can promote these new human rights instruments in their countries.

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This is the snapshot of the baseline survey of the project ‘Promoting Older People’s Participation in Development in Rural China’ conducted in 12 villages of Fengxiang and Hua Counties. It is based on the findings of a sample survey of 280 older people and their families as well as focus group discussions and interviews with older people, leaders of older people’s associations, and local government officers working on ageing.

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