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Haiti: The resilience of age
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 18 February 2010 See more by this blogger
As HelpAge's Haiti Communications Coordinator, I'm sharing one of my first experiences of the situation older people are facing here. I visited the Asile St. Jean de Dieu, a nursing home in Petit Goave where HelpAge is assisting older... Keep reading
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Haiti: Relief slowly reaches survivors
By Bertin Meance, Posted 17 January 2010 See more by this blogger
Relief is slowly reaching the victims of the quake, 4 days after the quake. Rescue teams are searching for survivors under the rubbles. The people at the camps still looked patient. Several women were already busy setting up their... Keep reading
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Tsunami: The value of human solidarity
By Eduardo Klien, Posted 22 December 2009 See more by this blogger
HelpAge International's East Asia Pacific Regional Representative, Eduardo Klien, looks back at the events that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami... The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami not only took us by surprise - it caught us completely unprepared. I... Keep reading
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The UN at 64: Climate change in the spotlight
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 29 October 2009 See more by this blogger
The UN turned 64 on 24 October. To celebrate this, events were organised around the world, including a flag raising ceremony in Fiji and, in Tanzania, UN staff rebuild class room floors in schools. However, the main focus of... Keep reading
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The relief effort in the Philippines is still going strong
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 22 October 2009 See more by this blogger
Since typhoon Ketsana struck the Philippines on 26 September, our partner in Manila, the Coalition of Services of the Elderly (COSE) has worked tirelessly to provide relief for the older people affected. They have done an incredible job, having... Keep reading
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