Publications

Our annual report and financial statements presents a detailed summary of our activities and full financial report for the year ending 31 March 2012.

Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, is a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil society to fully commit to a concerted global effort to realign 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.

This paper provides background to the HelpAge conference, Strengthening the Rights of Older People Worldwide: Building Greater European Support , in Osnabrück, Germany, on 5-7 December 2012. It identifies the gaps in the protection of older people’s rights under existing human rights laws and the options for potential human rights systems to address these gaps.

German translation of Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil society to fully commit to a concerted global effort to realign 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.

The eighth briefing in our Pension Watch series focuses on the practical considerations of establishing e-payment systems for distributing cash transfers. It illustrates the positive impacts these systems can have over traditional, 'physical' systems whilst also acknowledging the disadvantages. Finally, it explores potential barriers to use of e-payments by recipients and discusses whether e-payments are suitable within the context of emergency response.

Our annual review 2012 poster highlights how, due to our global grass-roots campaign Age Demands Action, ten million older people have the potential to benefit from improved or new policies introduced in the last five years.

Our annual review 2012 describes how, with our partners and Affiliates, we have helped over 2.5 million older people lead more dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. It includes a poster of the HelpAge global network's achievements.

As the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are set to expire in 2015, there is growing recognition that the post-2015 development agenda needs to respond more to shifting global demographics and population ageing. This discussion paper introduces some key issues and sets initial recommendations to achieving a rights-based, age-inclusive post-2015 development agenda.

This paper finds that most care arrangements are informal and therefore children and their carers may be missing out on benefits. It demonstrates how recognising the value of care, and addressing its challenges is likely to lead to positive outcomes, including improved education and better well-being for older people.

This project newsletter looks at our programme to help vulnerable populations and communities to manage risks associated with hurricanes and floods. The project is currently being implemented in ten communities across St Catherine and is expected to end in December 2012.

This study shows the political landscape in Bolivia surrounding women. While contributing to the construction of equal citizenship and greater public participation in decision-making spaces, they still face difficulties in fully exercising their rights.

French translation of Humanitarian action and older persons: an essential brief for humanitarian actors.