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HelpAge in amazing China!

By Eduardo Klien, Posted 05 April 2010 See more by this blogger

By Eduardo Klien, Regional Representative for East Asia and Pacific: China never ceases to amaze me. The China I first visited in 1998 is very different from the one we see nowadays. This is one of the most radical... 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
Copenhagen: Climate change debate must include older people

By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 11 December 2009 See more by this blogger

The climate change conference in Copenhagen is coming to the end of its first week. 56 newspapers around the world have shown unprecedented solidarity by featuring a shared editorial on the climate change negotiations COP15. "Fourteen days to seal... Keep reading
Human Rights Day: Waking up to ageism

By Bridget Sleap, Posted 10 December 2009 See more by this blogger

Bridget Sleap, HelpAge's Rights Policy Advisor, writes about older people's rights on Human Rights Day: Across the world, populations are ageing. There is no denying that this phenomenon presents huge challenges. How do you protect the rights of an... Keep reading