This document jointly published with the African Union and HelpAge commits AU member states to design, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate integrated national policies to meet the needs of older people.
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust was established to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s unrivalled 60 year contribution to the Commonwealth.
The Trust today annouced it will invest in six areas that reflect the six decades of The Queen’s reign.
HelpAge International have been invited to work in partneship across the Care with Dignity theme.
Vietnam: Population Ageing – Policy case study
62 countries took part in the sixth Age Demands Action yesterday making it our biggest campaign to date! Older campaigners around the world marked the International Day of Older Persons by taking to the streets and meeting with senior...
International jury selects only global NGO with singular focus on improving the lives of the world's fastest growing population—older people
Championing the rights and wellbeing of older people alongside a global network of partners and local NGOs is at the core of HelpAge International’s work. But entrenched ageism and discrimination mean that the rights of a growing population of older people continue to be overlooked.
Today we are unveiling a refreshed version of our Pension Watch website. It was first launched in 2010 as a knowledge hub dedicated to monitoring the right to social security in older age, with a focus on tax-financed social...
Last week in New York, the Third Committee, one of the working committees of the UN General Assembly, adopted a landmark resolution on older people’s rights.
HelpAge International, the only global organisation with a singular focus on providing assistance to and advocating for disadvantaged older people, has been selected to receive the 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million. The Prize will be presented at the Global Philanthropy Forum on April 16 in Washington, D.C.
