Publications

This report discusses the immediate and long-term needs of older people in three villages 100 days after Cyclone Nargis. It advises aid agencies on how to respond to the needs of older people.

This document discusses how a universal pension system in Sri Lanka would transform the lives of older people and their families.

This document looks at the use of cash grants in post-emergency programmes. It highlights how older people are able and willing to work and recommends including them in livelihood projects.

This study assesses the social and economic impact of the non-contributory pension in Nepal. It looks at the impact of the pension on older people in rural and urban communities.

This report is a nine-month assessment of the situation of older people in three areas in Myanmar – Kyiak Lat, Dedeye and Bogale.

This report analyses the effectiveness of the World Bank’s Unified Monthly Benefit top-up and whether it reduces the vulnerability of the poorest households to food and fuel price increases.

This is a summary of the study by HelpAge International and the Zanzibar Department for Health and Social Welfare, recommending a universal pension scheme.

This study by HelpAge International and the Zanzibar Department for Health and Social Welfare recommends that a universal pension scheme is the best way to alleviate poverty among older people.

This paper details the role of older people’s associations in rural communities in China in alleviating poverty.

Spanish translation of The mark of a noble society: human rights and older people

This briefing was produced to mark United Nations Human Rights Day 2000. It challenges the way poverty, social exclusion and discriminatory attitudes effectively set age limits on human rights.

This briefing discusses key issues on gender and ageing. It was produced in preparation for the Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid in April 2002.