Publications

This report looks at the roles of older people in households affected by HIV and AIDS in 15 rural villages in Battambang province, Cambodia.

This report investigates the extent, distribution and nature of chronic poverty among older people in South Africa.

Portugese translation of Non-contributory pensions and poverty prevention: a comparative study of Brazil and South Africa

This report analyses non-contributory pension programmes in Brazil and South Africa, the two developing countries with the largest programmes.

This report is a compilation of research findings on the nutritional needs of older people in general and those in emergency situations.

This report discusses the contribution of older people who are carers of adults living with HIV and orphaned children in Tanzania.

This report details the activities of a project to improve older people’s quality of life following the ending of conflict in South-East Europe in 1995.

This report discusses the impact of the tsunami on older people in four severely affected countries – India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The report looks at the initial emergency relief phase.

Thai translation of Coping with love: older people and HIV/AIDS in Thailand

This report looks at the impact of HIV/AIDS on older people in northern Thailand. It highlights the contribution older people are making to their households and the lack of services and support available.

This study was conducted as part of a UNICEF-commissioned review of social protection measures reaching increasing numbers of vulnerable children in east and southern Africa.

This report aims to guide governments, NGOs and others working to improve data collection and analysis on households affected by AIDS. It identifies limits of existing data.