This week I'm in New York at the follow up and review session of the intergovernmental meetings for the Sustainable Development Goals. Older women and men across the globe are calling for a follow up, implementation, review and appraisal process...
Africa Day is marked annually on 25 May and was set up in the 1960s by the precursor to the African Union, the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The aim of the OAU was to promote the unity and solidarity...
With help from HelpAge International in Ethiopia, HelpAge Germany is sponsoring two young Ethiopian athletes who are joining its public fundraising efforts. Athlete Chalachew Asmamaw Tiruneh is not new to HelpAge or our cause of supporting older men and
When I arrived at Kathmandu airport about a week ago, one of the first things I noticed was the number of people wearing face masks. I thought that this might be a precaution against disease following the earthquake. When I...
The earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April is estimated to have affected 8 million people. Over 6,200 people have died, although this figure continues to rise. HelpAge International has been working with local partner organisations in Nepal since 2001....
80 years after the great earthquake in Nepal, 8 million Nepalis were again hit by another major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale. The powerful earthquake hit Nepal on 25 April - its epicentre 50 miles (80km) east of...
The day before the earthquake hit Nepal, I was in a town 20km to the east of the capital, Kathmandu. On the Saturday morning, the whole building began to shake. I thought it would stop as it normally does, but...
Last week, HelpAge International Affiliates from Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Sweden, the UK and Denmark met in the Netherlands for an eye-opening workshop on ageing and gender in EU development policy. The event was
As a leader in the NGO Committee on Ageing at the United Nations in New York, I am honoured to have received a scholarship from the United Nations specifically to assure that the concerns of older people would be...
A delegation from HelpAge International, the Network on Ageing in the USA and Ms Lina and Ms Annie from Ormoc in the Philippines, launched the first Disaster and Age Risk Index today. The report was unveiled by Annie who untied...
Eat right, exercise and keep active. I'm bombarded with these messages everywhere I go - at the grocery store, at the doctor, at the gym -- and the message is clear - healthier lifestyles can have a major impact...
On Saturday, I travelled to Ofunto, four hours north of Sendai, the Japanese city which is hosting the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. The bus took us past rice paddies firmly closed for winter, houses with tiled roofs...
