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Tackling hunger in old age

By Sylvia Beales, Posted 16 February 2011 See more by this blogger

Why are so many older women and men going hungry? Older people are key producers and providers of food. Both older women and men work on the land. A high proportion of small farmers in developing countries are older... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Ollanta ofrece pagar pensiones a 1.200,000 ancianos desamparados

By Edilia Camargo, Posted 10 February 2011 See more by this blogger

Amigos Me permito recordarles aquel "momentum" en Brasilia, durante la reuni n de gobiernos de la regi n, cuando se hac a la evaluaci n de la Estrategia Regional de ejecuci n del Plan de Acci n Mundial sobre... Keep reading (2 Comments)
Longer lives “a call to action” for the 21st Century

By Mark Gorman, Posted 31 January 2011 See more by this blogger

Is the world beginning to take notice of global ageing? The message that extended life expectancy, falling fertility rates and accelerating ageing are now truly global phenomena seems to be getting a wider hearing, and in the past few... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Ageing in the media

By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 22 October 2010 See more by this blogger

You wait to read a news story about global ageing for weeks and then they all come at once! It's been a busy week for those of us who trawl through the global media looking for stories about ageing.... Keep reading
Response to Duncan Green: What does ageing mean for development?

By Mark Gorman, Posted 19 October 2010 See more by this blogger

Following Duncan Green's (Head of Research at Oxfam GB) blog post "What does global aging mean to development?" (his spelling, not mine), I was more than happy to take him up on his kind offer of writing a response... Keep reading (4 Comments)