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Age Demands Action 2010 and beyond...

By Agnes Pondo Nyambare, Posted 16 May 2011 See more by this blogger

The Age Demands Action 2010 campaign in Kenya took place from 28 September - 1 October. It was a great week with so many highlights! Vibrant and vocal We had activists who were very vibrant and vocal in bringing... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Milestone event at European Parliament builds support for social protection

By Ellen Graham, Posted 28 April 2011 See more by this blogger

In Brussels last week, to mark a Day of Action on social protection, I attended a round table debate at the European Parliament. It was organised by the European Working Group on Social Protection and Decent Work, of which... Keep reading (2 Comments)
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)
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)
UN Commission on Social Development: Kim and Kenneth's intergenerational experience

By Kim Karris, Posted 10 February 2011 See more by this blogger

I knew we had at least two things in common before walking into the UN Commission on Social Development together: we both care about older people and we are both attending our very first UN meeting. For Kenneth, a... Keep reading (3 Comments)