As the plane from Nairobi landed at Juba International Airport in South Sudan many thoughts ran through my mind. The horrifying images that had saturated the media flickered before my eyes as the plane landed. I didn't know what...
It's two years since we got a group of great activists together and first took part in the Age Demands Action on Health campaign in the occupied Palestinian territories. Two years of hard work later and we're extremely happy...
Last week, Serbia saw the same amount of rain in seven days as would normally fall in two months. Swollen rivers have flooded many villages and towns and lives have been lost. The town of Obrenovac – a municipality...
In his new Pension Watch briefing Larry Willmore explores the recent increase in pension coverage in Mexico. In this blog he provides an overview of some of the issues, which are covered in greater depth here. Despite having one...
I am at the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals' eleventh session this week, working closely with our colleagues in the Stakeholder Group on Ageing to ensure that our key messages are heard. Today the focus is on...
A few weeks ago, in my last blog, I dared us all to dream about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for people of all ages, including those in older age. After the publication for the Working Document for the Eleventh...
The Red Cross of Serbia and HumanaS network have been involved with the HelpAge network's Age Demands Action (ADA) campaign since the very beginning. This year, the aim of our ADA on Health campaign, was to educate older people...
At HelpAge we spend a lot of time trying to challenge how the world sees older people. Photographer Ari Seth Cohen does this with the beautiful images on his website Advanced Style. His street-style blog, started in 2008, is unique. Scroll...
I have been called forgetful by friends many times before. Examples of this include finishing food and cups of coffee when they weren't even mine! I didn't think too much about this until I learnt about dementia. Dementia is...
Last month HelpAge's office in Bolivia hosted an event to celebrate the achievements of four years of work in rights, income generation, health, climate change, emergencies, risk management, gender and migration. It was also an occasion to reveal our...
I am grateful to have worked at HelpAge Cambodia for the past 20 months, it has been a privilege and a deeply meaningful experience. With the support of the Australian Volunteers programme, my work involved giving training and support...
I wanted to share news from New York, and write about our friend and colleague, the totally inspirational Helen Hamlin. An activist for the rights of older people and herself 91, Helen addressed the United Nations (watch from 01.30.20)...
