An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023. This was followed by another 7.5 magnitude earthquake a few hours later. The death toll has now passed 5,000 and the numbers are expected to rise.
Older people must not be overlooked in the response to the earthquake which struck near the Syrian border in south-eastern Turkiye today.
Two years after the military coup in Myanmar, older people share stories of coming together to support each other and their families despite difficulties created by the new regime.
Food insecurity in Ethiopia is one of the worst in the world. Some major events have contributed to this phenomenon.
Alena Karimova, 41, is a HelpAge social worker, based in Lviv in western Ukraine. She regularly visits and supports 18 older people, evacuated from the East because of the war. She talks about how hard life is for everyone in Ukraine because of the cold winter weather and lack of power and electricity, caused by Russian attacks against energy infrastructure.
Almost 74 per cent of Malawians live below the national poverty line.
We look back on the work carried out with the support of our partners and members of the HelpAge Global Network, and look at the lives we have touched.
The impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in Mozambique, and what this means for older people who are often overlooked.
This project looks at the impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in ten different countries, and what this means for older people who are often overlooked, despite their very specific needs.
Barriers older people face to enjoying their right to health and how we can drive progress.
On 29 November 2022, Samuel Wood, Head of Humanitarian at Helpage International met His Majesty, King Charles. On the agenda was the life-changing impact of funds given by the UK public to global disasters and crises, and the effect of climate change on the world's most vulnerable communities.
COP27 was far from perfect but some remarkable things did happen for the first time.
