Latest news on events and policy developments affecting older people in developing countries.
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- Newsroom / Press room
- HelpAge International and Age UK statement : DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal helps 1.3 million people
- HelpAge International Wins US$ 1.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize
- 7 billion people: What happens when billions of babies grow up?
- Age UK and HelpAge International response to ITV, "Tonight", Thursday 20 October 2011
- Aid agencies call for halt to recurring demolitions of water cisterns in Area C
- Caregivers Action Network, UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development Care and Support Initiative and Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance joint World AIDS Day statement 2012
- First comprehensive study of Myanmar’s older population is launched
- Ground-breaking research reveals extent of elder abuse around the world
- HelpAge in the news
- HelpAge International announce Diamond Jubilee partnership to mark a lifetime of giving
- HelpAge International recruits Young Lions to engage with ageing
- HelpAge International response: Social Protection floor for a fair and inclusive globalization, ILO
- HelpAge International, Terrence Higgins Trust and ACRIA spearhead worldwide sign-on letter to UNAIDS on HIV and ageing
- Humanitarian organisations must do more for older people in emergencies: It’s not only the under-fives who need help in crises
- Make it Ageless campaign launched today: Young Europeans grow up fast campaigning for older people's rights
- Media spokespeople
- New HelpAge CEO jumps the generation gap to tackle the challenges of ageing
- New research reveals how a global ‘data revolution’ will tackle inequality head on
- New study reveals humanitarian system’s blind spot to vulnerable groups in global emergencies
- New survey reveals shortcomings in global battle against high blood pressure
- Older Ethiopians; witnesses to a changing climate
- Older people’s needs ignored in emergencies and disasters around the globe
- Open letter from the HelpAge European network to EU ministers
- Population of over 60-year-olds to reach one billion within the decade, finds new UN Report
- Two years on: Older Haitians fight discrimination as rebuilding efforts continue
- World AIDS Day 2011: HelpAge International at ICASA
- World Health Day: Urgent rethink needed on non-communicable diseases to safeguard world’s ageing population
- Newsroom / Latest news
- 'Pakistan winter relief effort mustn't leave older people out in cold'
- 200,000 older people hit by Pakistan floods
- A global “data revolution” will tackle inequality head on
- ADA 2011: Fighting for rights, pensions and healthcare around the world
- Age United: Older people against age discrimination
- Ageing and disability key topics at post-2015 Monrovia meeting
- Aid reaches nursing home residents in Haiti
- Beijing: 15 years older but any wiser?
- CEDAW adopts general recommendation on the rights of older women
- Celebrating older aid workers on World Humanitarian Day
- Cholera outbreak in Haiti - What we're doing
- Concern mounts for Haiti's vulnerable older people
- Davos 2012: Older people’s rights at the World Economic Forum
- Deaths from long term illnesses mean true Syria war toll 'far higher'
- DEC launches South East Asia appeal
- DEC Syria Crisis Appeal raises £5 million
- Displaced communities worst hit by Colombia floods
- DRC crisis: Older displaced people urgently need food and medicines
- Eastern DRC: HelpAge responding to older people’s needs
- Experts on ageing attend post-2015 High-level Panel meeting in Bali
- Global elder abuse must be urgently addressed, says HelpAge
- Ground-breaking research reveals extent of elder abuse as older people campaign for their rights
- Haiti earthquake: One month on
- Haiti earthquake: Two years on
- Haiti: Survivors desperate for aid
- HelpAge and Handicap International support vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon
- HelpAge and partner helping older people affected by Typhoon Bopha
- HelpAge announces Diamond Jubilee partnership to mark a lifetime of giving
- HelpAge announces new Chief Executive Officer
- HelpAge attends UN meeting to discuss older people's rights
- HelpAge calls for recognition of ageing at the United Nations
- HelpAge calls for urgent support for drought-affected older people in Ethiopia
- HelpAge CEO stands down after six successful years
- HelpAge concerned about older people affected by Syria crisis
- HelpAge conference shows need to include older people in HIV response
- HelpAge distributes hygiene kits to older people in Kyrgyzstan
- HelpAge DRC project has "impressive impact"
- HelpAge gives medical help to 3,400 older people in Pakistan
- HelpAge hosts conference on older people's rights
- HelpAge International denounces land-grabbing in Bolivia
- HelpAge launches new campaign to celebrate European day of Solidarity between Generations
- HelpAge project reduces negative impact of migration in Jamaica
- HelpAge receives Hilton Humanitarian Prize
- HelpAge responds to South East Asia earthquake and typhoon
- HelpAge steps up response to Haiti cholera outbreak
- HelpAge to respond to Pakistan floods
- HelpAge trains older people to tackle HIV and AIDS
- HelpAge wins Hilton Humanitarian Prize on International Women's Day
- HelpAge works with African governments to ensure cash reaches older people
- Helping older people recover after Typhoon Bopha
- HIV High Level Meeting neglects older people
- Human Rights Day: Building support for older people's rights
- India agrees on universal pension
- International Women's Day: HelpAge addresses violence against older women at the UN
- International Workers Day: Older people working longer for less
- Japan earthquake: Why older people could be the hardest hit
- Latin American states support call for a convention on the rights of older people
- Less than 1% of humanitarian financing targets older people and people with disabilities
- Loss of a great friend and leader
- Massive mudslides in La Paz leave older people homeless
- More money allocated to older people’s cash transfer in Kenya
- New report calls for better humanitarian response for most vulnerable
- New report highlights “forgotten pillar” of HIV response
- New study reveals lack of humanitarian funding for older people and children
- New WHO report highlights neglect of older women's health
- Older activists demand their rights at the UN
- Older people demand their fair share of humanitarian aid as UNJUST campaign launches
- Older people in Asia call for G20 to take action on ageing
- Older people take part in Kyrgyz police reform
- Older people's knowledge averts crisis in Ethiopian floods
- Older people: Defenders of rights!
- One year on: 1 in 5 older Haitians in camps going hungry
- Open-ended Working Group on Ageing: The convention debate continues
- Pakistan floods spreading fast and affecting millions
- Pakistan floods: One year on
- Peru President launches pension for older people in poverty
- Peruvians elect new president on pension promise
- Post-2015 High-level Panel fails to address the challenges of rapid population ageing
- Rio+20: The missing issue of ageing
- Situation worsens for older Japanese post-earthquake
- Six months on: Older Haitians still need support
- Solar kits help older Haitians "Tough" it out in temporary camps
- South American summit debates needs of ageing population
- South East Asia disasters: Relief efforts continue
- South Sudan: Joint project to protect older refugees launched
- Study highlights chronic poverty of Ethiopia's urban old
- Syria crisis: Two years on
- Tanzania one step closer to universal pension
- Test news
- Thailand floods: HelpAge distributes relief kits to older people and their families
- Thailand's worst flooding in 50 years
- Tsunami five years on: A legacy for older people
- UN adopts landmark resolution on older people’s rights
- UN expert says “social pensions are critical to human rights”
- UN Member States move one step closer to a convention
- Vienna 2010: Caregivers on frontline against HIV and AIDS
- World AIDS Day: HelpAge takes action across Africa
- World Awareness Day: Shining a light on global elder abuse
- World Economic Forum: Recognising the importance of social protection
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2012: Older activists fight for better rights
- World Health Day 2012: Older activists fight for right to healthcare
- World Health Day: New survey reveals shortcomings in global battle against high blood pressure
- Newsroom / Features
- Displaced and invisible in Colombia
- Generation vexed: poor and pensionless
- No Country for Old Women
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