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...
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...
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
Today, on International Women's Day, people around the world are campaigning for equality and the end to discrimination and violence against older women.
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...
The Conference is held every two years and is widely recognised as the region’s leading policy forum 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...
A blog by Hari Krishna Nibanupudi reflecting on how a new UN convention could put older people at the heart of climate justice.
Older men and women in Zanzibar will have a government-funded universal pension for the first time today (15 April).
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.
