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...and creating opportunity. What you can do Download our Mainstreaming ageing into the post-2015 process policy brief.  Sign our Age Demands Action petition calling for a convention on older people’s rights....

MDGs: No room for the world’s older people

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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2012 launched this week, made no mention of global ageing. This is not surprising, since the existing MDG framework makes age group disaggregation impossible. However, global ageing is one of the most fundamental is

A great day to join HelpAge: 1 October from Moldova to Manila

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Today is my first day as HelpAge International's new Chief Executive Officer. My first four hours as part of this global movement dedicated to fighting for older people's rights have already reinforced to me what I already knew. I...

Tackling hunger in old age

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Why are so many older women and men going hungry? Older people are key producers and providers of food. Both older women and men work on the land. A high proportion of small farmers in developing countries are older...

The HelpAge Global network is growing!

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We are delighted that after the recent meeting of HelpAge International s board, three new Affiliates from Uganda, Cambodia and Finland joined our global network bringing it to a total of 114 organisations in more than 70 countries.
We asked...

Celebration and success in Pakistan on older people’s rights

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On 1 October around the world, International Day of Older Persons is celebrated. Older people worldwide around the world call for age-friendly services and protection of their rights. This year, the celebration continued throughout October, as Internation