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This week, (14-16 July), older people around the world are calling for a convention on the rights of older people, as their governments convene at the UN.

This blog piece is written by Chris McIvor, Regional Representative, Eurasia and the Middle East.

HelpAge International has been tracking discrimination against older people related to COVID-19 restrictions throughout the pandemic and has seen examples of age-based measures in at least 48 countries across the globe.

This week, older activists involved in HelpAge's Age Demands Action campaign are standing up for older people's rights at the United Nations Open Ended Working Group on Ageing session (OEWG in New York.

COVID-19 made itself known in Rwanda in March of this year. The government was quick to respond, by setting up preventive measures and providing food to people who had informal jobs and using media to disseminate information. But older people's heightened risk to COVID-19 was not clear in these media campaigns. Only general messages were given to communities.

Welcome to our new website! We are thrilled to be launching a brand new www.helpage.org. We hope the clear, clean design appeals to you, that it’s easy for you to find what you’re looking for, and that you are...

At the end of February in Chad, Africa Member States launched a Common Africa Position (CAP) on the post-2015 agenda. The CAP recognised and put more emphasis on: “The need to address the unfinished business of the MDGs and...

The international community must urgently change its approach to Gaza and deliver on promises of reconstruction, 46 agencies said today in a new report on the lack of progress since last year's conflict.