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30/07/2010 Peru President launches pension for older people in poverty Peru's President Alan Garcia has officially announced the launch of a monthly non-contributory pension for older people over 75 living in extreme poverty.
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14/06/2010 World Awareness Day: Shining a light on global elder abuse World Elder Abuse Awareness Day takes place on 15 June 2010. Across the world hundreds of international, national, regional and community organisations and governmental bodies are drawing attention to elder abuse and its significance as a public health and human rights issue.
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26/05/2010 World Bank report endorses universal pensions HelpAge International welcomes a new report by the World Bank that endorses universal minimum pensions as an effective and simple way to substantially reduce older people’s poverty.
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29/04/2010 International Workers' Day: Older people work longer for less On 1 May, International Workers' Day, a HelpAge report reveals how much work older people in poorer countries do, and the difficulties they face.
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26/03/2010 South American summit debates needs of ageing population HelpAge International will join representatives from the 12 governments of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) on 26 March to debate on pensions, health systems, and social policies aimed at older people.
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19/03/2010 HelpAge International joins landmark humanitarian venture This week HelpAge International became part of the newly established Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies (CBHA) alongside 14 other leading UK based NGOs – ActionAid, Action Against Hunger, CARE International UK, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide UK, IRC UK, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Merlin, Oxfam GB, Plan International UK, Save the Children UK, Tearfund and World Vision UK.
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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.
