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More than 4,000 people, including a community of older people, have lost their homes after heavy rains caused huge landslides in La Paz, Bolivia.

HelpAge's Insights on Ageing survey gives a glimpse into what life is like for older people across the globe today.

HelpAge International has distributed thousands of household items to help older people affected by the Sri Lanka floods.

HelpAge International has distributed food baskets, hygiene kits and useful items to older people affected by floods in Colombia.

The vast scale of the Pakistan floods means today, six months on, millions of people still need basic aid, says HelpAge International

HelpAge International is providing urgently required relief to older people affected by the devastating floods that have hit Sri Lanka. Through our sister organisation HelpAge Sri Lanka we will distribute emergency aid to those most in need.

Around 20% of older people living in temporary camps in Haiti are going hungry, according to a survey conducted by HelpAge.

HelpAge International is giving food baskets, hygiene kits and useful items to older people affected by the Colombia floods.

Days of torrential rain have brought widespread flooding to the north of Colombia, destroying thousands of homes and killing at least 20 people. Around 150 people are missing.

An innovative scheme in Kyrgyzstan is aiming to develop a police force dedicated to meeting the needs of older people.

10 December is Human Rights Day. The theme this year is human rights defenders who work to end discrimination.

HelpAge International in Tanzania will offer free HIV and AIDS tests to older people to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December.