Alarming challenges faced by older people in Myanmar
Gender disparities, healthcare obstacles, and food insecurity among urgent concerns.
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Women of all ages most affected by lack of gender transformative health and care
Health and care systems worldwide are unprepared for a world where, by 2030, the global population aged 60 or over is projected to reach 1.4 billion, with the majority being female
Voices of older people in Lebanon
Involving older people in policy formulation and review in Lebanon
The food, fuel, finance crisis: Colombia under the spotlight
We look at the impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in Colombia, and what this means for older people who are often overlooked.
Gaza: healthcare systems damaged by May airstrikes
Health centres in Gaza badly affected by air attacks despite already operating under severe constraints, grappling with years of resource shortages.
Ignoring the rapidly ageing population will jeopardize Ukraine’s recovery
A call for an age inclusive reform and recovery.
Syria: Humanitarian funding failing the most vulnerable people in northwest
In the run up to the seventh Brussels Conference on 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region’, we are calling for a shake-up of humanitarian funding.
Mourning the passing of Joseph Mugisha Bitature
HelpAge staff member in Uganda, Joseph Mugisha Bitature passed away on Thursday 8 June.
HelpAge International and CBM Global announce a new partnership
A new strategic collaboration to raise awareness and promote age and disability inclusion in the humanitarian sector.
Nova Kakhovka dam breach: significant risk to older people in Ukraine
HelpAge's statement on the dam breach in Ukraine
Humanitarian disaster looming ahead of rainy season in Renk in South Sudan
Urgent action is needed on the border of South Sudan and Sudan to avert a humanitarian disaster before the rainy season arrives says HelpAge International today.
Empathy and perseverance: how older people prop up their communities in the war
70-year-old Lyudmila is a social care worker in eastern Ukraine. In addition to talking about her own experience, she echoes the thoughts of the people she has worked with.