Publications

Sistematización proyecto DIPECHO

This brief summarises data from surveys carried out by older citizen monitors with recipients of the Older Persons Cash Transfer in Siaya and Turkana counties, and group discussions between older citizen monitors and Government officials.

This is the Portuguese translation of the 17th briefing in our Pension Watch series. It summarises data from surveys and focus groups carried out by older citizen monitors with recipients of the Basic Social Subsidy Programme in Mozambique.

The 18th briefing in our Pension Watch series summarises data from surveys and focus groups carried out by older citizen monitors with recipients of the Senior Citizens Grant in Uganda.

This is the Spanish translation of a discussion paper highlighting the types of violence, abuse and neglect older women experience, and offering recommendations for a collaborative approach to close the data, policy and programme gaps that prevent women living free from violence, including in older age.

The report explores the feasible means for electronic or digital delivery of social cash transfers and recommends options for piloting, and for wider scale-up through Government social protection schemes.

This publication brings together standards, key actions and practical guidance for including older people and people with disabilities in emergency responses. It also provides tools and resources, and case studies illustrating how older people and people with disabilities can better participate in humanitarian action.

The first issue of our Asia newsletter Connect focuses on national transfer accounts, revisiting the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, celebrating Age Demands Action and other stories from around the region.

Envejecimiento, Personas Mayores y la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible

This is the Thai translation of a brief that explores growing older affect a person's income security in Thailand by assessing three of the most important income sources for older people: work, family and social protection. The analysis is based in part on results of a study of income security in five Asian countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, undertaken in partnership between HelpAge and UNFPA.

Guía para incluir a personas mayores en procesos de Gestión del Riesgo

The is a summary of the report The Ageing of Myanmar's Farmer Population: Implications for Agriculture and Food Security which looks into the future age profile of Myanmar's smallholder agriculture population, the implications of an older farming population for Myanmar's agricultural future, and the broad policy and practice steps which would help Myanmar to best position itself for this future.