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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)
Your opinion counts! Tell us how we're doing

By Jane Scobie, Posted 07 April 2011 See more by this blogger

Two years ago, we asked you for your views on our publications, newsletters, blogs and social media. We then used your comments to give you what you wanted: Specific facts, figures and maps on all the regions (and countries)... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Ageing in the media: Japan earthquake and tsunami

By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 24 March 2011 See more by this blogger

As regular readers of this blog know, older people in disasters rarely make the headlines. Japan, of course, has changed that. Many media commentators have said that the distinguishing feature of this particular disaster will be the numbers of... Keep reading
Japan earthquake: Why older people could be the hardest hit

By Richard Blewitt, Posted 14 March 2011 See more by this blogger

Since Friday, terrifying images of the tsunami devastating eastern Japan have rolled out on news channels all over the world. Reporters are desperate for information and angles but one new story is clearly emerging - how Japan's large population... Keep reading
International Women's Day: Things have changed - but not for all of us

By Margaret Chilcott, Posted 04 March 2011 See more by this blogger

Looking back at the last 100 years since International Women's Day started, I count myself fortunate to be born in the ‘baby boomer' era, a couple of years after the Second World War. It has given me the opportunity... Keep reading (1 Comment)