...Policy on Ageing Established in 1947, the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) was set up by the Nuffield Foundation to focus on the needs of older people. Today, CPA’s...
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...Policy on Ageing Established in 1947, the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) was set up by the Nuffield Foundation to focus on the needs of older people. Today, CPA’s...
HelpAge joint event looks at 125 years of state pensions
NewsOn 28-29 October, HelpAge International and HelpAge Deutschland, with Allianz, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and GIZ are hosting a conference on the legacy of the world’s first pension and the future of pensions in Berlin.
The African Union and HelpAge urge member states to promote the rights of older people in Africa
NewsThe African Union Commission (AUC) and HelpAge International have urged African Union Member States to develop and implement policies that protect the rights of older people in Africa.
Older people count: ensuring data is fit for purpose to create a better world for all ages
NewsA high-level panel, to launch HelpAge International’s 2015 Global AgeWatch Index and discuss how the Sustainable Development Goals will impact on issues around ageing will take place at the United Nations Secretariat in New York today.
CommonAge and HelpAge announce strategic partnership
NewsHelpAge International and the Commonwealth Association for the Ageing - CommonAge - announce a formal strategic partnership.
Social Protection for Older Women
Blog postBy Isabel Ortiz and Florian Juergens
"While women's disadvantage in older age is mainly a result of discrimination throughout the life-course, the design of gender-sensitive pension systems is essential."
Gender equality and women's empower
Over 400 civil society groups from across the world unite to demand world leaders act together to fight COVID-19 and deliver a plan to build back better
NewsIn response to the global crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, community volunteers, local civil society groups, and major Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have joined forces to demand a 12 point plan from world leaders.
125 years on – world’s first state pension still shaping lives across the globe
NewsBerlin, October, 2014 – On the 125th anniversary of Otto von Bismarck’s creation of the world’s first state pension, a conference assessing his international legacy and the future of pensions globally will be held in Berlin.
The food, fuel, finance crisis: The Philippines under the spotlight
NewsThe Philippines is not new to struggling through one crisis after another. However, the relentless shocks brought about by climate change-related disasters, combined with recent economic blows including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, have plunged the country into inflation, debt, and crisis.
Thailand’s politicians must commit to a pension for older people
Blog postThailand heads to the polls for a general election on 3 July. HelpAge's East Asia Pacific regional team is using this opportunity to draw attention to shortcomings in the major parties' social protection policies. Only 11 of the 40...