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Let's discuss a future for all ages

By Anders Hylander, Posted 29 October 2012 See more by this blogger

For over a year, the HelpAge global network has been engaged in the process to establish a new development framework to follow on from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The post-2015 process. With our most recent discussion paper, "Building... Keep reading
Activists at the EU in support of older people

By Špela Breceljnik, Posted 10 October 2012 See more by this blogger

On 4 October, I attended the “Age-friendly EU development cooperation” meeting that took place in the European Parliament in Brussels. With me were several other Make it Ageless and Age Demands Action activists from the Czech Republic and Kenya.... Keep reading
Post-2015: Capturing the voices of the marginalised

By Anders Hylander, Posted 21 August 2012 See more by this blogger

Our previous blog on post-2015 discussed the absence of global ageing from the Millennium Development Goals. The structure, goals and targets in the current framework simply doesn't allow for age-group disaggregation. The HelpAge Network must ensure that older people... Keep reading
World Humanitarian Day 2012 and older people: Helping them help each other

By Marcus Skinner, Posted 16 August 2012 See more by this blogger

World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is celebrated internationally on 19 August to raise awareness of humanitarian work and the people who risk their lives to provide aid to people in need. This year's campaign is about inspiring the spirit of... Keep reading
Make it Ageless in Slovenia

By Uros Krasnik, Posted 20 July 2012 See more by this blogger

The Make it Ageless campaign to ensure older people in the developing world are better included in the European Union's (EU) policy and programmes is well on its way to success! We are happy to report that the hard... Keep reading