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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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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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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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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Our 2015 strategy sets out HelpAge’s global actions and targets to 2015 and how we intend to measure our progress. The strategy explains our approach to our work, emphasising social justice, partnerships, service delivery and policy change. It also explains how we will increase our capacity to deliver and ensure that we are accountable.

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“Realising Older People’s Rights in Moldova” is a project that has been implemented by HelpAge International in Moldova in partnership with the local NGO ‘Second Breath’ and financed by Irish Aid. It has been a major success due to the contribution made by 10 NGOs and Older People Support Groups (OPSGs) in 10 regions in Moldova and has benefited over 30,000 people.

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This edition discusses how older people’s organisations can use the media to ensure that older people’s issues are properly reflected in public debate. It shows how organisations have worked successfully with the media, in particular to highlight elder abuse in India and to show the impact of the Age Demands Action campaign. It explains how new technologies are changing the way the media works and sets out practical guidelines on working with the media.

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This paper looks at older people’s experience of climate change, their awareness of it and how it makes them vulnerable. It highlights older people’s exclusion from climate change debates, identifies opportunities for influencing policy-making at the national level and makes recommendations for including older people’s perspectives in discussions and adaptation strategies.

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