From 30 July to 1 August, representatives of just over 100 governments met at the UN in New York to discuss older people’s rights and the possibility of a new international human rights instrument, a convention, to protect them.
The UK’s major aid agencies are ramping-up a huge humanitarian relief effort in Gaza, taking advantage of the current ceasefire to help hundreds of thousands of desperate people.
The Disasters Emergency Committee has today announced that it will launch an appeal on Friday 8 August for people affected by the conflict in Gaza.
HelpAge International is preparing to respond to the crisis in Gaza. As soon as the situation allows, we will address the immediate health and practical needs of older people affected, especially those living alone or unable to reach services.
Today HelpAge International hosts Khalid Malik, author of the United Nations Development Programme’s Humanitarian Development Report 2014 for a panel discussion with development experts.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has joined older activists calling for a UN convention on the rights of older people as part of HelpAge International’s Age Demands Action campaign.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has joined older activists calling for a UN convention on the rights of older people as part of HelpAge International’s Age Demands Action campaign.
HelpAge International is very concerned for the safety of the 66,000 people in the Gaza strip aged 60 and over. According to our staff on the ground, the streets of Gaza are empty and almost all shops are closed. Electricity and water supplies are limited.
Violence against older people is a global issue, says HelpAge International on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, (15 June), as activists in 45 countries call for a UN convention on the rights of older people to protect them and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Today, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, activists in 40 countries are taking part in our Age Demands Action for Rights campaign to call for a UN convention on the rights of older people.
HelpAge and our Philippines partner, the Coalition of Services of the Elderly (COSE), today joined with Handicap International, Leonard Cheshire Disability Philippines Foundation and CBM to launch the Aging and Disability Task Force (ADTF) in the Philippines.
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Rosa Kornfeld-Matte as the new Independent Expert on the full enjoyment of the human rights of all older persons.
