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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge attends UN meeting to discuss older people's rights]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Sarah Marzouk
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...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:34:08 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[How we work in emergencies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge International is the only international organisation that works specifically to ensure that older people receive the assistance they need and deserve in humanitarian crises and disasters.
We do this by providing assistance to older people and by working with other humanitarian aid providers...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:27:09 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/how-we-work/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka floods]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In December 2012, unprecedented heavy rain falls in many parts of Sri Lanka resulted in severe flooding. Houses were destroyed and belongings washed away. Drinking water wells were polluted and many people lost their livestock and subsequently their ability to earn an income.
42 people lost their l...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:23:27 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/sri-lanka-floods/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sign the ADA petition for a UN convention on the rights of older people]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Stop age discrimination! Add your name to our petition and we'll use it to push for a UN convention to protect the rights of older people.
My government has an obligation to uphold the rights of older people and protect them against discrimination.
A UN convention on the rights of older people wou...]]></description>
			<author>Ichameleon &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:02:52 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/what-is-age-demands-action/sign-the-ada-petition/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Helping Older People in Emergencies (HOPE)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[What is HOPE?
HOPE &ndash; Helping Older People in Emergencies &ndash; is a new HelpAge International training inititiave that seeks to build awareness of ageing issues at global and field-level.
The programme helps humanitarian practitioners gain an understanding of older people's particular need...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:48:39 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/resources/training/helping-older-people-in-emergencies-hope/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mozambique floods]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Heavy rains hit southern and central Mozambique in January 2013, affecting over 150,000 people, flooding farmland and pastures, damaging houses, roads, drainage systems and electricity supplies.
Five major rivers in the region, including the Zambeze and Limpopo were precariously above their alert l...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:18:35 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/mozambique-floods/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chanfong, 73, Thailand]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Chanfong has lived in Sansai district for 15 years.  She was widowed 38 years ago and had four children, but one died from an AIDS-related illness. Now she lives with her youngest son who is HIV positive after receiving an infected blood transfusion.
Chanfong has been educated about HIV by HelpAge ...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:33:07 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/hiv-and-aids/chanfong-73-thailand/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nazifa, 61, Tanzania]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nazifa is a widow, aged 61. She lost her husband about ten years ago and is now looking after three of her grandchildren, as her daughter died of a HIV and AIDS related illness three years ago.
The Jali Watoto project, run by our Affiliate in Tanzania, SAWAKA has offered her material and moral supp...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:12:15 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/hiv-and-aids/nazifa-61-tanzania/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Syria crisis]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Over two years of war have had a devastating impact on many Syrian families and left more than four million people in need of aid.
To date, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that there are over 1.6 million registered Syrian refugees, 2.6% of which are over 60. Many more are not registered, ar...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:59:33 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/syria-crisis/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Necitas, 73, and Isabela, 92, the Philippines]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Typhoon Bopha hit the Philippines in December 2012, affecting over 5.5 million people and killing more than 900.
The typhoon caused extensive damage to houses and destroyed people's means of earning a living, leaving an estimated 800,000 to 1.1 million people in need of food. 
HelpAge, with our pa...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:18:17 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/necitas-73-and-isabela-92-the-philippines/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mahbud, 69, and Hisham, 52, Jordan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Over two years of war have had a devastating impact on many Syrian families and left more than four million people in need of aid.
 
Many have fled to neighbouring countries, including Jordan. Refugee camps, such as Zaatari camp in northern Jordan are stretched to capacity.
 
HelpAge, in partner...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:03:14 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/mahbud-69-and-hisham-52-jordan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Older people in emergencies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Natural disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the January 2010 Haiti earthquake and the Pakistan floods that hit in the summer of 2010 are increasing in frequency and now affect well over 200 million people every year.
Wars and conflict such as those in Darfur and eastern DR Congo also c...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:11:27 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/older-people-in-emergencies/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sudan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We have worked with communities in Sudan for more than 20 years, focusing on older people's most pressing needs.
We now work in West Darfur and Khartoum and in 12 internally displaced people camps with people forced to flee their homes by the West Darfur conflict.
Here, we provide services such as...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:19:29 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/where-we-work/africa/sudan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Liben Bule, 88, Ethiopia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Liben, 88 moved to Borena from Arero district 16 years ago, to escape a conflict which was going on at the time. He used to own cattle and spent his time raising livestock. However, because of the drought, most of them died and he was forced to sell the rest to earn money to buy food. 
His family i...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:17:51 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/liben-bule-88-ethiopia/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gilbert, 66, Haiti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gilbert, 66, has been a carpenter for 17 years. He rents a small workshop where he makes chairs and other household items. 
He lives alone in Tapis Rouge camp in Port-au-Prince after his house was destroyed by the earthquake two years ago. He has one son who is nine, two daughters and three grandch...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:15:06 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/gilbert-66-haiti/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sarah, Pakistan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Following the floods in Pakistan six months ago, HelpAge set up Older People's Associations (OPA). Through the OPAs, we have distributed cash grants to older people, as well as relief items such as hygiene kits and mobility aids. 
Most of the people living in villages outside Jacobabad are landless...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:12:43 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/sarah-pakistan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hurbain, 82 and Suzanne, 62, Haiti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In August this year, Hurbain Julien, 82, and his wife Suzanne Lucien, who is 62, received a Tough Stuff kit, which includes a telephone charger, a lamp and a solar powered radio.
Five months later, they spoke to us about how efficient, useful and easy to use the kit has been. They told us they feel...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:06:18 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/hurbain-82-and-suzanne-62-haiti/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wilner, 74, Haiti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Since the massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January 2010, HelpAge has been  working on the ground with local partners to ensure older people's needs are met.
At least 3.5 million Haitians have been affected by the earthquake.
The Haitian government estimates that 250,000 people d...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:01:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/wilner-74-haiti/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bass Bibi, 75, Pakistan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bass Bibi is a 75-year-old widow from Nowshera. She has three daughters and two sons but they all married and moved way. They left her alone and now ignore the fact she even exists.
She has sixteen grandchildren whom she longs to see but none of them ever visit her. 
When the floods struck her vil...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:55:16 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/baas-bibi-75-pakistan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jamila, 67, Pakistan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Jamila is 67 and has been unable to use her legs since childhood after contracting polio.
Her disability led to her never marrying and now she is reliant on her brother, a labourer, who struggles to support his family of ten members.
Being a disabled woman, Jamila never got an education and has li...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:50:19 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/jamila-67-pakistan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Teso, 64, Ethiopia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Teso thinks she is about 64. She is a widow who cares for five children, a two-year-old grandchild and another infant whose parents have died.
Describing her daily routine she says: "Every day I fetch water and go to the bush to collect firewood. Sometimes I am able to sell some wood at the market....]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:40:56 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/teso-64-ethiopia/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asker, 66, and Akil, 65, Kyrgyzstan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Severe winters and energy shortages in Kyrgyzstan are leaving many older people unable to heat their homes.
To highlight the impact temperatures as low as -30C have on older people, HelpAge interviewed Kyrgyz about how they cope during winter. Among them were Asker, 66 and his wife Akil, 65.
Asker...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:29:17 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/asker-66-and-akil-65-kyrgyzstan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Since 2009 HelpAge International has been supporting older people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in hard to reach and underdeveloped territories of Beni, Walikale, Nyiragongo and Massisi in North Kivu Province.
We work in Goma with local partner CAEPA and in the internally displaced pers...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:26:14 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/where-we-work/africa/democratic-republic-of-congo/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Humanitarian policy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[As well as assisting older people in our own emergency programmes, HelpAge works closely with national and international humanitarian actors to influence policy and practice to ensure the specific needs of older people are addressed.
In emergencies, older men and women are some of the most vulnerab...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:13:50 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/humanitarian-policy/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Disaster risk reduction and climate change]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Global ageing is a triumph of development. However, older people face specific vulnerabilities as they age, which can become obstacles as they prepare for and respond to shocks and stresses.
Their vulnerabilities are further heightened by increasing land pressures, climate change and environmental ...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Dobbing &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:23:27 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/climate-change/climate-change-policy/</link>
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