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This blog examines how ageism can silence older people and why challenging these attitudes is a matter of rights, dignity and inclusion.

In this article, Philip O’Keefe explores the different layers of the Silver Economy and what governments, businesses and communities must do to ensure its benefits are widely shared. 

The deaths of 34 care home residents in the Kyiv region starkly illustrate the particular risks faced by older people and people with disabilities during the war.

Exploring how communities across the region can enable people of all ages to participate, contribute and live with dignity throughout their lives.

Communities are improving wellbeing, strengthening social connections and becoming more resilient to climate change. 

HelpAge network members in Nepal are working together to understand how older people have been affected by the devastating floods, and what support they will need in the weeks and months ahead. 

A new assessment highlights the ongoing challenges facing affected communities, two months after the devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela.

In Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, older people and people with disabilities will have greater opportunities to shape the support they receive and lead practical solutions within their communities.

Through SCORE, older people in Moldova are advocating for practical changes in their communities. Their collective action helped secure a new lift at the local health centre.

Humanitarian workers from across the HelpAge global network reflect on what motivates them to keep going.

Support for older people works best when it is shaped by people and organisations who know local realities.

80 years old Jesucita has lived through some of Venezuela's most significant emergencies. Today, living in a tent with her daughter and granddaughter, she continues to face uncertainty with the same resilience that has guided her throughout her life.