Our audited accounts for the year to April 2008.

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Ageways 72 celebrates the achievements of HelpAge International on its 25th anniversary. It also shows that, with the right support, older people can achieve much for themselves and their communities.

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These guidelines were developed by HelpAge International and the World Health Organisation, at the request of the Inter Agency Standing Committee.

They aim to share best practice and lessons learned by agencies, identify gaps in current humanitarian response, and provide concrete and practical guidance to the IASC.

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Ageways 71 highlights the impact of HIV and AIDS on older people, both as carers and at risk of infection themselves. It sets out the case for including older people in data, policies and programmes, and it gives practical examples of how to do this.

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Comments on the five-year review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and calls for older people’s voices to be better heard in the next review cycle. Reports on new UN recommendations on older people and emergencies, pension improvements in Chile and Bolivia, and plans by the African Union to further social protection.

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Increasing numbers of people are entering old age with little or no means of support. Ageways 70 presents the case for social pensions as an effective way to reduce older people's poverty and that of their families. It argues for a universal rather than a means-tested approach.

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Describes the process for reviewing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, highlighting HelpAge International and partners’ Age Demands Action campaign. Reports on the G8’s support for social protection, the Africa Union’s new age-sensitive health strategy, and the UN’s recommendations to the Mozambique government on combating discrimination against older women.

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This leaflet describes HelpAge International's Older Citizens Monitoring project in Bolivia, which monitored older Bolivians access to health services.

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This leaflet offers an overview of HelpAge International in Spanish and its work in Latin America.

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Looks at why older people's specific needs and capacities are overlooked in emergencies, and suggests practical ways to ensure their inclusion. It includes articles on improving older people's access to relief and how communities can protect themselves from natural disasters.

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