Older people: Defenders of rights!
10 December is Human Rights Day. The theme this year is human rights defenders who work to end discrimination.
News
World AIDS Day: Tanzania leads way in HIV tests for older people
HelpAge International in Tanzania will offer free HIV and AIDS tests to older people to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December.
UN adopts landmark resolution on older people’s rights
Last week in New York, the Third Committee, one of the working committees of the UN General Assembly, adopted a landmark resolution on older people’s rights.
HelpAge steps up response to Haiti cholera outbreak
HelpAge International has deployed over 200 staff and volunteers to eight communes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to work in cholera prevention with at-risk communities. These include nurses, community support workers and volunteer home-based carers.
Older people in Asia call for G20 to take action on ageing
Twenty leaders of older people’s associations from Asian countries and HelpAge Network members have called for G20 action to build societies for all ages.
HelpAge International in Kyrgyzstan marks World Diabetes Day
HelpAge International in Kyrgyzstan is hosting a large celebration in Bishkek for World Diabetes Day 2010.
Just 0.2% of humanitarian aid money targets older people, HelpAge study finds
A HelpAge International study has found just 0.2% of humanitarian funding is allocated specifically for older people during emergencies.
Latin American states support call for a convention on the rights of older people
13 Latin American countries have openly and directly supported a motion to work towards a regional convention on the rights of older people.
CEDAW adopts general recommendation on the rights of older women
In a major step forward in the protection of older women’s rights, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee has adopted a new general recommendation on the rights of older women.
Cholera outbreak in Haiti – What we’re doing
In Haiti, at least 250 people have died and over 3,000 cases of cholera have been confirmed. As a result, HelpAge’s health teams are rapidly stepping-up services in camps where we work with older people.
‘Pakistan winter relief effort mustn’t leave older people out in cold’
HelpAge International is distributing 3,500 cold weather kits in Pakistan to help older people this winter. The kits contain blankets and clothing for older people affected by flooding.
Study highlights chronic poverty of Ethiopia’s urban old
A new report launched in Addis Ababa reveals how older Ethiopians city-dwellers are facing severe food shortages and poverty.