Today's announcement that 1.3 million people have been helped, just six months after DEC member agencies launched an appeal for East Africa, is testament to the generosity of everyone who contributed to the £75 million raised for life-saving aid.
HelpAge International is working to help 2,500 older people and their families affected by the Thailand floods. The worst floods in five decades have affected over four million households and 13.5 million people.
To mark World AIDS Day this year, HelpAge organised a conference on HIV and Ageing in Africa on 2 and 3 December in Ethiopia. Organised in partnership with UNAIDS, WHO and the University of Sydney, it was held before the official ICASA 2011 conference.
To mark World AIDS Day, HelpAge International is hosting a two-day conference, "HIV and Ageing in Africa" in Ethiopia in partnership with UNAIDS, WHO and the University of Sydney.
The Thailand floods have left thousands of older people stranded at home.
As world population reaches seven billion (31 October), HelpAge International applaud the United Nations Population Fund, (State of the World Population, 2011) for dispelling harmful myths about ageing.
As Thailand starts a three day public holiday (27 – 30 October) across Bangkok and flood-affected regions, HelpAge International is increasingly anxious not enough is being done to deliver care for thousands of older, vulnerable people at risk from worsening floods.
Richard Blewitt, CEO, HelpAge International: “Today’s report by the ILO and Michelle Bachelet should be celebrated for providing progressive recommendations ahead of the G20, and offering a sustainable solution to the financial crisis and rising poverty, which benefits both developed and developing countries."
The worst floods in five decades have devastated one third of Thailand´s provinces since July and have killed almost 400 people.
An update on HelpAge's progress in East Africa 100 days after UK appeals for the drought crisis were launched in July 2011.
As a members of the DEC, our two organisations, work hand in hand to fundraise and deliver in response to emergency relief efforts around the world on behalf of vulnerable older people fighting for survival. We support this high profile broadcast opportunity to challenge many of the misconceptions which have clouded appropriate and responsible aid delivery over recent years.
In his message for the International Day of Older Persons, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon called on “governments and communities everywhere to provide more opportunities for their ageing populations”.It was therefore only fitting that two older people took to the stage at the Salvation Army Auditorium in New York to speak about campaigning for older people’s rights.
