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Regional convention to protect older people's rights in Latin America

By Maria Isabel Rivera, Posted 19 December 2012 See more by this blogger

South America is ageing rapidly, a fact that the Permanent Council of the Organization of the American States (OAS) can no longer ignore. For this reason and many others, they have stressed the need for greater regional cooperation on... Keep reading
International Day for Disaster Reduction: Older women leading the way in community resilience

By Clare Harris, Posted 12 October 2012 See more by this blogger

This International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR), I was thinking how much HelpAge's work on disaster risk reduction has expanded over the past few years. Our work in communities to help older people respond to disasters is much better... Keep reading
Older people in 62 countries stand together to tell the world that 'Age Demands Action!'

By Natasha Horsfield, Posted 02 October 2012 See more by this blogger

62 countries took part in the sixth Age Demands Action yesterday making it our biggest campaign to date! Older campaigners around the world marked the International Day of Older Persons by taking to the streets and meeting with senior... Keep reading
Age Demands Action update!

By Barbara Dockalova, Posted 19 September 2012 See more by this blogger

This year is shaping up to be our biggest Age Demands Action yet. In the campaign's sixth year, 61 countries will take part on 1 October - the UN International Day of Older Persons. And for the very first... Keep reading
What would a convention on the human rights of older people mean to the most vulnerable in Latin America?

By James Blackburn, Posted 06 July 2012 See more by this blogger

Most debates about a potential convention on the human rights of older people take place in the corridors of the United Nations and in high-level meetings of government officials. In Latin America, perhaps more so than anywhere else, there... Keep reading