As EU ministers continue to develop their thinking at the EU level on a global post-2015 framework ahead of the UN Special Event in September 2013, the HelpAge European network writes collectively to call on you to ensure that a future framework reflects demographic realities in the world and is fully inclusive of people of all ages.
Last week's 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva brought together all the World Health Organization's member states to discuss key global health issues. On the agenda was a report on the progress made in implementing the Global Strategy...
HelpAge International says humanitarian agencies and donors have failed to address the needs of older people in emergency situations around the world - despite older people being among the most vulnerable. HelpAge has chosen 20 February 2013, World Day of Social Justice, to call for better support for older people during emergency and recovery situations.
Food insecurity in Ethiopia is one of the worst in the world. Some major events have contributed to this phenomenon.
Experts from the humanitarian organisations Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) and HelpAge International say emergency aid has failed to address the needs of older people in emergency situations and are calling on donors and humanitarian agencies to ensure that this vulnerable group is included in any emergency response.
HelpAge is looking for a consultant/firm to conduct a Final Evaluation if the INUA JAMIL 70+ Project.
This project looks at the impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in ten different countries, and what this means for older people who are often overlooked, despite their very specific needs.
As the global population ages, health systems need to adapt to ensure older women and men can realise their right to health, new Global AgeWatch Insights report reveals
Our previous blog on post-2015 discussed the absence of global ageing from the Millennium Development Goals. The structure, goals and targets in the current framework simply doesn't allow for age-group disaggregation. The HelpAge Network must ensure that
Plans for this year’s main Age Demands Action campaign are well under way, with 60 countries expected to take part and celebrate the UN International Day of Older Persons on 1 October, 2012. We have new partners taking part...
