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Air of expectation at first session of new UN working group on older people's rights

By Bridget Sleap, Posted 19 April 2011 See more by this blogger

Today was the first session of the newly created Open Ended Working Group on Ageing at the UN in New York. This new UN working group was established at the 2010 UN General Assembly to look at strengthening the... Keep reading (4 Comments)
Human Rights Day 2010: Reflections on a great year for older people's rights

By Jennifer Williams, Posted 10 December 2010 See more by this blogger

Today is Human Rights Day; the theme for this year is human rights defenders who work to end discrimination. Being part of HelpAge International and working on our Age Demands Action campaign, marking the importance of those defending human... Keep reading
Cancún: the importance of traditional knowledge and farmers' rights

By Jorge Espinoza, Posted 05 December 2010 See more by this blogger

I am concerned that even though we can listen to the negotiations we can't speak. Despite this, the day was good as I went to the parallel Climate Day event where there was a session about participative planning and... Keep reading
Cancún: First impressions, indigenous activists and weak negotiations

By Jorge Espinoza, Posted 03 December 2010 See more by this blogger

Our man in Canc n, Jorge Espinoza, is reporting back from COP16, the climate change conference in Mexico. He is there to speak out about how older people in Bolivia experience climate change and how their traditional knowledge could... Keep reading
Ageing in the media

By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 22 October 2010 See more by this blogger

You wait to read a news story about global ageing for weeks and then they all come at once! It's been a busy week for those of us who trawl through the global media looking for stories about ageing.... Keep reading