Population ageing is one of the biggest challenges facing East Asia. In Myanmar, currently about 9% of the population is aged above 60 and this is expected to rise rapidly. By 2050, it is estimated that older people will...
The Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons, the first regional instrument of its kind in the world, will promote, protect and ensure the recognition and full enjoyment of all human rights of older people.
Today, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Age Demands Action campaigners in 40 countries will be calling for an end to elder abuse.
HelpAge and our partners have been active in recent months making the case for the better inclusion of ageing and older people in the growing debate on non communicable diseases (NCDs). The UN Summit on NCDs in New York...
I have been called forgetful by friends many times before. Examples of this include finishing food and cups of coffee when they weren't even mine! I didn't think too much about this until I learnt about dementia. Dementia is...
After inequity earlier in life because they are female, the majority of women in poorer countries suffer prejudice again once they become older - a double burden of discrimination. In many societies, being widowed or single, either through divorce...
In a landmark meeting with EU partners, key leaders rallied support for older people in Ukraine to build a more age-inclusive society.
Bangladesh's long-awaited National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) has been launched - the first life-course approach to policy that will bring more than 30 million people into social safety net programmes.
Intending to reduce extreme poverty, improve
After the first meeting of the UN Generation Equality Campaign in Mexico, HelpAge is appealing to leaders, civil society and feminist movements not to side-line older women if they want to achieve the desired progress towards gender equality.
