Older people: Witness to climate change
Climate change and global ageing are two of the biggest issues facing humanity this century, yet explicit links between the two are rarely made.
...not more actively involved in climate change policy debates and adaptation initiatives. “They have unique insights into tackling climate change in their communities and want to be included in international,...
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...not more actively involved in climate change policy debates and adaptation initiatives. “They have unique insights into tackling climate change in their communities and want to be included in international,...
What are the impacts of population ageing in Trinidad and Tobago?
The world's population is ageing rapidly, causing development challenges for nations across the globe. For many of the world's most developed nations, the shift to an ageing population took place over a long period of time, 100 years in some...
Great victory for thousands of older people
1 October 2013 marked the 7th year of our Age Demands Action campaign. Campaigners in 59 countries took part in this massive global campaign. It was an extremely successful day and we want to thank everybody across the world...
What it’s like to be an aid worker in Sierra Leone after Ebola
Glynnis Cummings-John moved from the UK to Sierra Leone during the aftermath of Ebola as a Technical Inclusion Advisor for HelpAge International. She has been instrumental in the development of Sierra Leone's first National Ageing Policy, which will imp
On International Women’s Day, campaigners press for progress on violence against older women
Today, on International Women's Day, people around the world are campaigning for equality and the end to discrimination and violence against older women.
The countdown to Age Demands Action begins!
On 1 October, the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, older people campaign against injustice and age discrimination as part of our Age Demands Action (ADA) campaign. This year, 58 countries will take part, with countries such as...
A lifetime of experience working on ageing
My years as a Board Member of HelpAge Kenya I had the pleasure of catching up recently with Dr Mugo Gachuhi, one of the longest serving board members of HelpAge Kenya, having been on the board since 1999. We spoke...
Zanzibar’s new universal pension the first of its kind in east Africa
Older men and women in Zanzibar will have a government-funded universal pension for the first time today (15 April).
International Women’s Day: HelpAge addresses violence against older women at the UN
This week, the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is taking place at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event also coincides with International Women’s Day, which takes place on 8 March and celebrates the achievements of women while campaigning for greater gender equality.
Growing old on the rock: Ageing in Jamaica
Last week, I had the pleasure of appearing on the Live at 7 show on CMTV in Jamaica (fast forward to 11 minutes in) for a special feature on our ageing population and how we deal with it. The...