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HelpAge European Affiliates meet to plan network’s future
Blog postAt the end of March, the European Affiliates of HelpAge International gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to agree shared objectives and develop ways of working more closely as a network. The European Commission funding secured last year has given project...
Social protection policy: responses to older people s needs in Zanzibar
ResourceThis 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.
Ending gender inequality in older age: Guidance for EU development policy (Slovene)
ResourceThis briefing explains the nature of gender inequality in older age and recommends how the EU's development and external action policies on gender equality and women’s empowerment can be implemented in a way that will benefit all people in older age.
Argentina – Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
ResourceOlder people in crisis in Argentina: an urgent need for action
Should we push for a UN Convention for older people?
Blog postLouise Cripps, HelpAge's Rights Policy Intern, writes about the impact of UN conventions and whether this justifies a push for a convention on older people's rights: Today, Kenya is reporting in their first Universal Periodic Review at the United...
Ethiopia: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
ResourceOlder people's lives at risk: Addressing the crisis in Ethiopia.
Malawi: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
ResourceOlder people in urgent need of support in Malawi.
Mozambique: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
ResourceOlder people's lives at risk: Addressing the crisis in Mozambique
Sri Lanka: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
ResourceSri Lanka's economic crisis hits older people hards - an urgent call for action.