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One year on from Pakistan floods, older people are still struggling

By Asma Akbar, Posted 28 July 2011 See more by this blogger

Walking through the streets, visiting people's homes, it's clear that people have lost what they worked their whole lives for. What is worse is that the opportunities to rebuild are far and few between. The past is impossible to... Keep reading (3 Comments)
Older Cambodians use ADA as a powerful advocacy platform

By Ven Sarith, Posted 30 June 2011 See more by this blogger

Hello! I am Ven Sarith, Project Manager at HelpAge International’s Cambodia office. I am happy to have the chance to share Cambodia’s experiences of the Age Demands Action (ADA) campaign. HelpAge International in Cambodia implements practical programmes through a... Keep reading
Time to reflect

By Rachel Albone, Posted 13 June 2011 See more by this blogger

The High Level Meeting closed on Friday, so now it is time to reflect. The last few days have been a mixture of highs and lows. On Thursday, we were hugely disappointed to hear that the language relating to... Keep reading
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)
Ollanta ofrece pagar pensiones a 1.200,000 ancianos desamparados

By Edilia Camargo, Posted 10 February 2011 See more by this blogger

Amigos Me permito recordarles aquel "momentum" en Brasilia, durante la reuni n de gobiernos de la regi n, cuando se hac a la evaluaci n de la Estrategia Regional de ejecuci n del Plan de Acci n Mundial sobre... Keep reading (2 Comments)