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Highlights
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- The situation of older persons in Myanmar
- English
- 4.5 mb
- 2013
This report offers insights into the demographic trends driving rapid ageing in Myanmar. It is published by HelpAge in collaboration with Myanmar’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement with support from UNFPA.
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- Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge
- English
- 3.0 mb
- 2012
Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, is a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil society to fully commit to a concerted global effort to realign 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.
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- Nutrition interventions for older people in emergencies
- English
- 1.4 mb
- 2013
These guidelines advise humanitarian workers on how to address the nutritional needs of older people in emergencies, recommending five key action points.
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- Interventions sur la sécurité alimentaire et les moyens de subsistance des personnes âgées dans les situations d’urgence
- French
- 1.1 mb
- 2013
French translation of Food security and livelihoods interventions for older people in emergencies. This manual provides guidance for the implementation of four key action points to ensure the delivery of food security and livelihoods’ interventions which meet the needs of older people and other vulnerable groups in emergencies.
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- Cash transfers in emergencies: A practical field guide
- English
- 351 kb
- 2013
This practical, step by step guide helps to plan, determine beneficiaries and manage cash grants in emergencies. The methodologies presented in this guide are based on the experiences of several organisations, as well as the Humanitarian Charter and Sphere Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
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- The State of Health and Ageing in Ethiopia: The Health Needs and Challenges of Service Providers
- English
- 1.3 mb
- 2013
This policy document has been developed to accompany the National Consultative Meeting on HIV and AIDS and Older People in Ethiopia with funding from the Big Lottery Fund.
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- Supporting sustainable livelihoods: The voices of older people
- English
- 7.6 mb
- 2013
This project report features case studies from a HelpAge programme in Pakistan to provide microcredit to improve the livelihoods of older people.
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- Inequalities: Ageing and disability in the post-2015 development agenda
- English
- 2.2 mb
- 2013
This paper provides background to the event, “How should inequality feature in a post-2015 development agenda?”, by the Overseas Development Institute, 18 April 2013. It highlights why tackling inequalities and poverty – through a focus on ageing, disability and non-discrimination – is urgently needed for development progress to be equitable and sustainable.
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- Food security among crisis-affected older people in Afghanistan
- English
- 435 kb
- 2013
This briefing is extracted from the study, Closing the gaps. Gender Equality: Policies and Practices, by the Afghan Food Security and Agriculture Cluster and global Food Security Cluster in December 2012-January 2013. It focuses on the ageing aspects of the study, drawing out examples of exclusion and good practice adopted to address the needs of older men and women.
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- Protection interventions for older people in emergencies
- English
- 1.2 mb
- 2013
These guidelines advise humanitarian workers on how to address the protection needs of older people in emergencies, recommending five key action points.
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- The situation of older persons in Myanmar (Burmese)
- Burmese
- 8.8 mb
- 2013
This report offers insights into the demographic trends driving rapid ageing in Myanmar. It is published by HelpAge in collaboration with Myanmar’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement with support from UNFPA.
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- The situation of older people in Myanmar: A summary report (Burmese)
- Burmese
- 3.9 mb
- 2013
This summary offers insights into the demographic trends driving rapid ageing in Myanmar. It is published by HelpAge in collaboration with Myanmar’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement with support from UNFPA.
