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It’s time to #ExposeAgeism on International Day of Older Persons
For International Day of Older Persons (1 October), we are teaming up with our Age Demands Action partners across the world to ensure as many people as possible know what ageism is and when it is happening to them, and how it has a negative impact on our rights and opportunities in older age.
90% of older people in north-east Syria depend on the help of others
Ninety per cent of older people in north-east Syria have to rely on the support of friends and families to meet their basic, daily needs, according to a new rapid needs assessment of older people (RNA-OP) coordinated by HelpAge International.
Universal health coverage is fundamental for addressing health inequalities in Tanzania and Vietnam, new Global AgeWatch reports reveal
HelpAge International and AARP launch Global AgeWatch Insights reports focusing on Tanzania and Vietnam, looking at the right to health and access to universal health coverage for older people.
New advocacy guidelines launched for a UN convention
A new set of guidelines for civil society organisations wishing to influence their governments to support a convention has been launched.
Cyclone Idai: HelpAge network reaching and supporting older survivors
Cyclone Idai has swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, killing hundreds of people and leaving a trail of destruction affecting an estimated 2.6 million people. More than 400,000 have lost their homes, and as heavy rainfall continues, the UN predicts one of the worst weather-related disasters on record.