On International Women’s Day, campaigners press for progress on violence against older women
Today, on International Women's Day, people around the world are campaigning for equality and the end to discrimination and violence against older women.
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New humanitarian guidelines launched for ageing and disability inclusion
The Humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities, developed by the Age and Disability Capacity Programme (ADCAP), will help organisations responding to crises to successfully identify and reach those most at risk, upholding the humanitarian principles by which they all must abide.
Ratify protocol on older people’s rights, HelpAge global network urges African leaders
HelpAge International and 55 of its global network members and partners across Africa are urging African leaders to speed up the ratification of a key protocol on older people's rights when they meet at the African Union in Addis Ababa this week.
HelpAge International and UNDP launch animation to mark Human Rights Day
To mark Human Rights Day (10 December), HelpAge International has launched an animation that shows how older women and men around the world are denied their human rights.
Intergenerational HelpAge programme restores livelihoods and builds community cohesion in post-Ebola Sierra Leone
Older people in Sierra Leone are rebuilding their livelihoods and experiencing greater levels of dignity and respect in their communities in the wake of the Ebola outbreak, thanks to a HelpAge International programme that has brought older and younger generations together.
Older women speak out about their rights in new HelpAge International report
Older women from around the world have spoken out about their human rights in a new report launched by HelpAge International on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15 June).
Inadequacy of healthcare in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe revealed in new HelpAge report
The provision of and older people's access to health services across Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe is wholly inadequate, a new report from HelpAge International and Age International has found.
EU and HelpAge International launch a new project to counter harmful traditional practices and discrimination against older people
Today the European Union to Tanzania and the East African Community (EAC), together with HelpAge International have launched a new two-year project to 'Strengthen Civil Society Voice and State Responsiveness and Accountability to Protect Older Women and Men from all Violence in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania. The event was held in Mwanza and the Regional Commissioner, Hon. John Mongella was the guest of honour.
HelpAge International saddened to hear of the death of former employee James Blackburn
HelpAge was saddened to hear of the death of James Blackburn, a former member of staff. James was the Regional Director for Latin America from 2004 until 2012 and Country Director for Colombia from 2012 to 2015.
On the first anniversary of Zanzibar’s universal pension, HelpAge calls on African governments to implement similar schemes
As Zanzibar celebrates the first anniversary of its universal pension scheme, HelpAge International is calling on African governments to implement similar social protection initiatives.
Kenya to launch universal pension scheme in January 2018
Everyone in Kenya over the age of 70 will be entitled to a new, guaranteed monthly income after the country's Cabinet Secretary of Finance Henry Rotich announced the launch of a universal pension in January 2018.
DEC launches East Africa Crisis Appeal
Leading UK aid agencies today announced a joint fundraising appeal to help millions of people facing hunger in East Africa through the Disasters Emergency Committee.