UN Human Rights Council appoints Independent Expert on older people’s rights
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Rosa Kornfeld-Matte as the new Independent Expert on the full enjoyment of the human rights of all older persons.
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Typhoon Haiyan, six months on: HelpAge and partners help 140,000 people
HelpAge International and our partner in the Philippines, the Coalition of Services of the Elderly, have assisted more than 140,000 people in the six months since Haiyan struck the Philippines on 8 November 2014.
HelpAge International helps up to 140,000 people in six months since Typhoon Haiyan
Funds raised by donors across the world have assisted HelpAge International to reach more than 140,000 people in the six months since Typhoon Haiyan hit on 7 November 2013. (8.40pm GMT on 7 November 2013, 4.40am 8 November 2013 local time).
Hidden victims: New research on older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees
New research published today by HelpAge International and Handicap International provides new data showing how much older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees are struggling to meet their specific needs.
Hidden victims: Radical change needed for older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees
New research published today shows that older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees are paying a double toll as a result of the conflict. The report, released by Handicap International and HelpAge International, provides new data showing how much these vulnerable refugees are struggling to meet their specific needs.
World Health Day 2014: Campaign for universal health coverage
This World Health Day, 7 April, campaigners in 40 countries are taking part in our Age Demands Action on Health campaign to call for universal health coverage.
World Health Day 2014: Life expectancy decreasing or static for 76 million people – Age Demands Action on universal healthcare
76 million older people around the world are being excluded from vital healthcare, with life expectancy at 60 decreasing or static in 38 out of 194 countries, says HelpAge International’s campaigning network Age Demands Action on World Health Day (7 April).
Sad loss of a friend and colleague
We are very sorry that Francisco Roque, our Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean and a member of our leadership group, died on 24 March 2014 after a short illness.
Syria, three years on: Older refugees in exile
It's been three years since the war began in Syria. Currently, around 72,000 Syrian refugees are aged over 60. In conflict situations, older people are among the most vulnerable, with specific needs that must be taken into account.
Syria three years on: Older refugees in exile, the silent casualties
On the third anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict, HelpAge International is highlighting the plight of the civil war’s “silent casualties”: the invisible victims of the war who have succumbed both in Syria and also in host countries to what were previously manageable chronic illnesses.
HelpAge España hosts event to promote older people’s rights
On 20 February in Madrid, our Affiliate HelpAge España is hosting an event to officially launch a committee in support of a UN convention on the rights of older people. The committee is formed of the 17 most important civil society organisations in Spain currently working on human rights and age related issues.
Global population ageing key topic at UN meeting
This year’s Commission for Social Development (CSocD) opened yesterday at the United Nations in New York. The priority theme this year is "promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all".