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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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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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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.
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24/09/2009 Age United: Older people against age discrimination As the global ageing population grows, the number of older women and men who experience discrimination will increase if action is not taken. That’s this year’s message from Age Demands Action, an international campaign calling for the protection of older people’s rights.
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04/08/2009 Social pensions to ease economic crisis Several countries are expanding social pension schemes to mitigate the effects of the economic crisis.
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22/07/2009 New report on ageing shows it’s time to invest in older people A new report published this week estimates 506 million people worldwide were aged 65 and over in mid-2008. Some may see this as a drain on resources, but report also highlights older people's contribution.
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05/03/2009 Winter diaries: voices of older people in Kyrgyzstan A groundbreaking audio-visual project developed by HelpAge International has recorded the experiences of older people during severe winters in Kyrgyzstan to raise awareness of the challenges they face keeping warm in the winter months.
