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Open-ended Working Group on Ageing: The convention debate continues

The fourth session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing took place last week in New York (12-15 August 2013. Civil society presence in general was stronger than ever and united in its call for a new convention on the rights of older people.

Posted: 22 August 2013

HelpAge attends UN meeting to discuss older people's rights

The fourth session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) will meet in New York between 12 and 15 August 2013. The OEWGA, which is made up of all UN member states, was set up in 2010 to discuss the possibility of a new human rights instrument dedicated to older people’s rights.

Posted: 09 August 2013

New study reveals lack of humanitarian funding for older people and children

A new HelpAge report – endorsed by Save the Children - reveals that the needs of older people and young children are not being catered for in the humanitarian system’s response to emergencies around the world.

Posted: 17 July 2013

HelpAge announces new Chief Executive Officer

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Toby Porter as our new Chief Executive Officer. Toby brings to his new role an impressive record in humanitarian and development programmes with Save the Children UK and Oxfam GB. He will take up his new post with HelpAge at the end of September.

Posted: 08 July 2013

HelpAge calls for recognition of ageing at the United Nations

This week our Interim CEO, Silvia Stefanoni and Social Protection Adviser, Andrea McPherson, are attending and speaking at the meeting of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) at the United Nations in New York.

Posted: 17 June 2013