Publications

This paper puts forward five fundamental points that must be in place to make sure the global development framework beyond 2015 fully takes into account all age groups.

This research report looks at the issues older people face regarding their transport and mobility problems in rural Tanzania, with a focus on improving their access to health services and livelihoods.

This summary 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.

The tenth briefing in our Pension Watch series aims to add to the debate on the way forward for social protection in Kenya, with a focus on income security in old age. It describes how a universal pension will be the most practical and efficient way to rapidly increase coverage while avoiding fragmentation within the pension system.

The ninth briefing in our Pension Watch series makes the link between social pensions floors and pension systems reforms and introduces the concept of a "citizen's pension" as particularly relevant approach in developing countries.

This reports focuses on a qualitative cross-sectional study conducted within the framework of the revision of the Madrid Plan after 10 years of implementation.

Thai translation of Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil society to fully commit to a concerted global effort to realign 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.

Italian translation of Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil society to fully commit to a concerted global effort to realign 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.

This nutrition and health survey in Haraze Albiar, Chad assesses the nutritional status of people aged 60 years and above and raises awareness of their nutrition and health needs.

Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, is a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil society to fully commit to a concerted global effort to realign 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.

This paper provides background to the HelpAge conference, Strengthening the Rights of Older People Worldwide: Building Greater European Support , in Osnabrück, Germany, on 5-7 December 2012. It identifies the gaps in the protection of older people’s rights under existing human rights laws and the options for potential human rights systems to address these gaps.

German translation of Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil society to fully commit to a concerted global effort to realign 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.