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Age Demands Action 2011: 62,000 campaigners fight for older people's rights

By Barbara Dockalova, Posted 06 February 2012 See more by this blogger

2011 has been an incredible year for the Age Demands Action campaign especially for the faces behind the campaign- older people. From the home based care programme being expanded to 100,000 older people in Indonesia, to a legislation for... Keep reading
COP17 in Durban: Older people and climate change

By Richard Blewitt, Posted 07 December 2011 See more by this blogger

A future commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions is "the defining issue" of COP17. So said Christiana Figueres, the UN's lead climate official, in front of delegates from over 190 countries who have gathered for the conference in South... Keep reading
Returning hope to communities affected by conflict in Colombia

By Fiona Clark, Posted 01 December 2011 See more by this blogger

"We thank god we are alive. The illegal armed group came one afternoon and rounded us all up in the main square of the village. I thought: ‘this is it. This is the end'. It is a miracle they... Keep reading
When will countries wake up to ageing issues? More thoughts on social determinants of health and ageing

By Fiona Clark, Posted 09 November 2011 See more by this blogger

Having had time to reflect since my previous blog, I wanted to share some more of experiences from the WHO World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro in October. One is an anedote about a... Keep reading
Photo exhibition in Colombia celebrates older people

By Angela Sanabria, Posted 25 October 2011 See more by this blogger

With an opening ceremony HelpAge Colombia launched the photo exhibition "Ageing of the Montes de Maria" at the Museum Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, one of the most visited in Bogot city. The exhibition shows the rural northern region of Montes... Keep reading