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An update on HelpAge's progress in East Africa 100 days after UK appeals for the drought crisis were launched in July 2011.

As a members of the DEC, our two organisations, work hand in hand to fundraise and deliver in response to emergency relief efforts around the world on behalf of vulnerable older people fighting for survival. We support this high profile broadcast opportunity to challenge many of the misconceptions which have clouded appropriate and responsible aid delivery over recent years.

In his message for the International Day of Older Persons, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon called on “governments and communities everywhere to provide more opportunities for their ageing populations”.It was therefore only fitting that two older people took to the stage at the Salvation Army Auditorium in New York to speak about campaigning for older people’s rights.

We are very sorry that Luz Barreto, a member of our board, died on 12 October 2011 after a short illness.

Last Saturday 1 October, people around the world celebrated the UN International Day of Older Persons and the fifth year of HelpAge's Age Demands Action campaign to support older people's rights and stop age discrimination.

HelpAge International's Age Demands Action campaign culminates in a day of action on 1 October, the International Day of Older Persons.

HelpAge International joined partnership with Tony Blair Faith Foundation to engage with students across the globe about issues that affect older people and knowledge about their faiths and beliefs.

HelpAge International is helping 1,000 older people and their families affected by this year's flooding in Pakistan.

Thanks to HelpAge's campaigning, the draft document of the UN High Level Meeting on non communicable diseases (NCDs)contains specific references to population ageing, Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

HelpAge International is distributing cash grants to older people affected by the East Africa drought so they can buy food.