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Should we push for a UN Convention for older people?

By Bridget Sleap, Posted 06 May 2010 See more by this blogger

Louise Cripps, HelpAge's Rights Policy Intern, writes about the impact of UN conventions and whether this justifies a push for a convention on older people's rights: Today, Kenya is reporting in their first Universal Periodic Review at the United... Keep reading
Leaders listen to older people in Mozambique

By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 05 May 2010 See more by this blogger

Older people's associations in Mozambique and HelpAge have worked together to engage the government at the highest level and make a difference to their lives. A true picture of older people's lives Eight politicians from all over Mozambique, visited... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Forgotten workforce: older people and their right to decent work

By Richard Blewitt, Posted 29 April 2010 See more by this blogger

Richard Blewitt, CEO of HelpAge International, shares his personal views on older people's right to decent work: 1 May is International Workers Day. To mark this HelpAge International has launched a new report, "Forgotten Workforce: Older people and their... Keep reading
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
Haiti: Last update from Rush Unisersity Medical Center staff

By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 31 March 2010 See more by this blogger

Lauren Kessler (pictured here with a municipal nursing home resident) is a clinical social worker with the Rush University Medical Center who has been in Haiti assisting older people alongside HelpAge. She has been keeping the Rush newsblog updated... Keep reading