HelpAge and UN launch survey on older people and disasters
With the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), we have launched a survey to collect older people’s views on how they cope with disasters and participate in disaster risk reduction.
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Gaza crisis: Reaching older people affected
HelpAge International and our local partners on the ground are responding to older people’s most urgent needs in Gaza.
Process towards a new convention steps up a gear
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.
UK Aid agencies help hundreds of thousands in Gaza
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.
DEC agencies announce Gaza Crisis Appeal in the UK
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.
Gaza crisis: Preparing to respond to older people’s needs
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.
HelpAge hosts UN Human Development Report event
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 supports call for a UN convention on the rights of older people
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 supports activists calling for a UN convention on the rights of older people
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.
Gaza: Concerns for older people as crisis continues
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 phenomenon says HelpAge International as activists call for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older People
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.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Activists call for UN convention on older people’s rights
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.