The food, fuel, finance crisis: Yemen under the spotlight
Yemen experiencing the aftermath of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
...people. National and international aid programmes must include older people amongst the most vulnerable groups whose needs must be met. Read HelpAge International’s policy brief: Older people in crisis in...
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...people. National and international aid programmes must include older people amongst the most vulnerable groups whose needs must be met. Read HelpAge International’s policy brief: Older people in crisis in...
Older activists take part in umbrella action to campaign for the protection of human rights
Older people in more than 50 countries will come together today (1 October) on the International Day of Older Persons to celebrate ageing and draw attention to the issues they face. Among the actions planned, campaigners will be sheltering under umbrellas to symbolise the protection of their rights.
World AIDS Day: Zero discrimination against older people with HIV, please
This World AIDS Day, here in Kenya, we will be focusing on health services for older people paying particular attention to their experience when coming to hospital and clinics. In Kenya there are around 1.8 million older people (aged...
Davos 2014: Deep discussions to reshape an ageing world
"One in every two children born today will see their 104th birthday". This was just one of many remarkable predictions and challenges that Al Gore placed in front of a packed auditorium last Thursday at the World Economic Forum...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Activists call for UN convention on older people’s rights
Today, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, activists in 40 countries are taking part in our Age Demands Action for Rights campaign to call for a UN convention on the rights of older people.
ADA activists take action in Asia
Right across the Asia Pacific region, the inspiring campaigning efforts of Age Demands Action activists have made national governments sit up and listen! Older people from Cambodia, to Fiji, to Thailand and the Philippines have met the decision makers,...
Developing countries face ageing revolution
In 2050, just 35 years’ time, there will be more older people worldwide (aged 60 and over) than children under 16 for the first time in history. Today, almost two-thirds (62%) of the 868 million people in the world aged over 60 live in developing countries; this proportion is expected to increase to 80% in 2050.
UN meeting must include older carers in HIV and AIDS response
HelpAge will attend the UN High Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York in June to try and ensure older people are included in the global response to HIV and AIDS.
IMF: “Integrating ageing into all aspects of development”
The current edition of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Finance and Development is looking at the implications of population ageing. The video accompanying the report makes strong recommendations for steps to consider, which include "integrating ag
Keeping pace with demographic change: Guidance on ageing for EU development policy (Slovene)
This briefing explains why responding to population ageing and furthering the rights of older people are urgent issues for the EU's development cooperation, and proposes how the EU can strengthen its development policy.