The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust was established to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s unrivalled 60 year contribution to the Commonwealth. The Trust today annouced it will invest in six areas that reflect the six decades of The Queen’s reign. HelpAge International have been invited to work in partneship across the Care with Dignity theme.

A new campaign launched today by HelpAge International is raising awareness amongst young people of what it means to be older. The Make it Ageless campaign will raise awareness of the rights and welfare of older people including those living in poorer countries, such as Kenya.

International jury selects only global NGO with singular focus on improving the lives of the world's fastest growing population—older people

For the first time in 60 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) will put global ageing first on 7 April, World Health Day. Today's global launch comes as leading commentators across the sector warn that population ageing will hamper hard fought achievements in socioeconomic and human development if action is not taken.

HelpAge International, the only global organisation with a singular focus on providing assistance to and advocating for disadvantaged older people, has been selected to receive the 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million. The Prize will be presented at the Global Philanthropy Forum on April 16 in Washington, D.C.