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Haiti: Moving moments

By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 21 June 2010 See more by this blogger

When you work at HelpAge, you lose your "age-blindness" very quickly. I sat at the departure gates at JFK for the flight to Port-au-Prince, and noticed how many travellers were older Haitians. Many were travelling alone or with young... Keep reading
Should we push for a UN Convention for older people?

By Bridget Sleap, Posted 06 May 2010 See more by this blogger

Louise Cripps, HelpAge's Rights Policy Intern, writes about the impact of UN conventions and whether this justifies a push for a convention on older people's rights: Today, Kenya is reporting in their first Universal Periodic Review at the United... Keep reading
Forgotten workforce: older people and their right to decent work

By Richard Blewitt, Posted 29 April 2010 See more by this blogger

Richard Blewitt, CEO of HelpAge International, shares his personal views on older people's right to decent work: 1 May is International Workers Day. To mark this HelpAge International has launched a new report, "Forgotten Workforce: Older people and their... Keep reading
International Women's Day - 8 March 2010

By Bridget Sleap, Posted 05 March 2010 See more by this blogger

As we celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March, the Commission on the Status of Women is meeting in New York to review how the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action has been implemented by governments 15 years after... Keep reading
“People’s victory” brings social pension to the Philippines

By Charles Knox-Vydmanov, Posted 03 March 2010 See more by this blogger

On 16 February, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines signed the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. The Act includes the introduction of a new non-contributory pension which will be targeted at the "poorest of the poor" over... Keep reading