HelpAge and its partners, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) and International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK) are campaigning to get ageing and Alzheimer's on agenda of UN Summit on NCDs.
Making a Living Last Longer highlights the significant barriers older people around the world face in trying to make a living.
HelpAge International's statement to the UN Open Ended Working Group on older people's rights.
A HelpAge International project in Jamaica has been successful in reducing the negative impact of migration in multi-generational households.
Former UK Liberal Democrat leader, Lord Ashdown has called upon the international humanitarian community to find new ways of responding to the natural and man-made disasters of the 21st century.
A new report on the provision of care and support in resource-poor countries identifies older people as primary carers in the global HIV response.
Almost two weeks after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March, it is becoming clear just how badly older people were affected.
The massive earthquake that struck off the east coast of Japan on Friday 11 March was one of the largest ever recorded. The Japanese authorities are reporting that thousands of people have been killed and many thousands more are missing. Given that a quarter of the Japanese population is over 60, older people have been heavily affected.
HelpAge International has been working in coordination with the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies in Bolivia (CBHA) to deliver aid to older people hit by the devastating landslides in La Paz.
International Women's Day allows women to build support for women's rights. HelpAge is campaigning to ensure older women are on the agenda.
More than 4,000 people, including a community of older people, have lost their homes after heavy rains caused huge landslides in La Paz, Bolivia.
HelpAge's Insights on Ageing survey gives a glimpse into what life is like for older people across the globe today.
