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HelpAge research on older people and low mobility in Tanzania used in case study included among top 20 most impressive examples of UK research contributing to international development.

Today, the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, HelpAge International is launching the Global AgeWatch Index 2014. The Index ranks 96 countries according to the wellbeing of older people in four key domains: income security, health, personal capability and enabling environments.

Today (Wednesday 9 September 2015), HelpAge International is launching the Global AgeWatch Index 2015, ranking 96 countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people. The Index represents 91 per cent of people aged 60 and over, some 901 million people, measuring the wellbeing of older people in four key areas: income security, health, personal capability and an enabling environment.

Are we really interested in what happens to people in older age? If we take a look at the Sustainable Development Goals we might think so, with their strong message of "leave no one behind". Many of the 17 goals...

This year’s Commission for Social Development (CSocD) opened yesterday at the United Nations in New York. The priority theme this year is "promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all".

South African grandmothers cross a crocodile-infested river to collect their pensions. In Uganda, family members push frail and sick older people in carts for several kilometres so they can collect their pension. These cases may sound far-fetched, but t

Today, representatives from HelpAge’s EU network are attending the European Development Days (EDDs) in Brussels. This year, the event has a particular focus on the post-2015 agenda – the ongoing process to discuss and agree a single universal framework for sustainable development after 2015.

This year tens of thousands of older people around the world fought to protect their rights. From fighting for better mental health services, to putting an end to elder abuse - Age Demands Action campaigners made their voices heard. To...

In Brussels last week, to mark a Day of Action on social protection, I attended a round table debate at the European Parliament. It was organised by the European Working Group on Social Protection and Decent Work, of which...