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.
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.
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.
A new report launched in Addis Ababa reveals how older Ethiopians city-dwellers are facing severe food shortages and poverty.
Thousands of older people around the world are taking part in HelpAge International's Age Demands Action campaign 2010.
Hundreds of older Haitians will take to the streets on Friday, the UN International Day of Older Persons, to ensure they are not excluded from plans to rebuild Haiti.
The costs associated with dementia will amount to more than 1% of the world's gross domestic product this year at $604bn a new global report says.
As the MDG summit approaches, HelpAge International wants governments to invest in social transfer schemes as part of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
It has been nine months since the Haiti earthquake and thousands of people are still living in camps as the slow process of rebuilding the country takes place.
A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Haiti. The extent of the devastation is still not clear but HelpAge International staff on the ground indicate that thousands of people have died.
Climate change and global ageing are two of the biggest issues facing humanity this century, yet explicit links between the two are rarely made.
As people around the world commemorate World AIDS Day this year, some may feel some cautious optimism, as the new global figures for HIV and AIDS were released. Last week UNAIDS and WHO published the AIDS 2009 Epidemic Update. According to the report, the number of new HIV infections around the world has dropped by 17 per cent in the past eight years
