Publications

Russian translation of the summary of the Global AgeWatch Index 2013: Insight report, which presents the first-ever overview of the wellbeing of older people around the world.

Spanish translation of the summary of the Global AgeWatch Index 2013: Insight report, which presents the first-ever overview of the wellbeing of older people around the world.

French translation of the summary of the Global AgeWatch Index 2013: Insight report, which presents the first-ever overview of the wellbeing of older people around the world.

A summary of the Global AgeWatch Index 2013: Insight report, which presents the first-ever overview of the wellbeing of older people around the world.

This briefing is based on "We can also make change", a report from Voices of the Marginalised, a research project in Bangladesh.

This research study identifies that malnutrition leads to non-communicable diseases in older people. 65% of the selected population was suffering from diseases of which arthritis, diabetes and hypertension were the most common.

This HelpAge International report shows that only 1% of humanitarian aid targets older people and 2.3% children under five, and stresses an urgent need to integrate these groups into humanitarian responses.

The eleventh briefing in our Pension watch series aims to explore how China has achieved this rapid expansion in the face of population ageing and low pension coverage.

This policy document has been developed to accompany the National Consultative Meeting on HIV and AIDS and Older People in Ethiopia with funding from the Big Lottery Fund.

This report offers insights into the demographic trends driving rapid ageing in Myanmar. It is published by HelpAge in collaboration with Myanmar’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement with support from UNFPA.

This briefing is extracted from the study, Closing the gaps. Gender Equality: Policies and Practices, by the Afghan Food Security and Agriculture Cluster and global Food Security Cluster in December 2012-January 2013. It focuses on the ageing aspects of the study, drawing out examples of exclusion and good practice adopted to address the needs of older men and women.

This paper provides background to the event, “How should inequality feature in a post-2015 development agenda?”, by the Overseas Development Institute, 18 April 2013. It highlights why tackling inequalities and poverty – through a focus on ageing, disability and non-discrimination – is urgently needed for development progress to be equitable and sustainable.