Publications

Issue one of a project newsletter about disaster risk reduction in the Asia-Pacific region.

Issue two of a project newsletter about disaster risk reduction in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ageways 84 describes how organisations in Southern Africa have formed national networks to collaborate on research, programmes and advocacy on ageing issues and strengthen the voice of older people.

This manual contains information and practical exercises for training older people as peer educators on HIV in older people and their families, including human rights, attitudes to HIV, HIV transmission, prevention, testing, living positively, stress management, home-based care, and planning a peer group intervention.

In this edition of AgeNews, we look ahead to the HelpAge 2016 regional conference, dementia in Indonesia, Age Demands Action on Health, policies affecting older people in Vietnam and the forum on social protection and ageing in Myanmar.

This briefing paper looks at the issue of women's equality across all ages.

Our annual study of humanitarian financing of older people illustrates the failure of the current system to allocate adequate resourcing to address older people's needs. It offers a sobering analysis of the extent to which older people are being left behind in emergencies.

This report documents the situation of older refugees fleeing from conflict in Syria, Ukraine and South Sudan. The findings contribute to a growing body of evidence illustrating the failure of the humanitarian system to protect older people's rights or meet their needs. The stories highlight the limited progress the humanitarian system has made to address the neglect of older people and other vulnerable groups.

This project summary explores how the Forget Me Not project in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru has helped improve dementia care.

The pilot version of the Minimum standards for age and disability inclusion in humanitarian action informs the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes across all sectors and phases of response, and in all emergency contexts, ensuring older people and people with disabilities are included. Targeting practitioners involved in humanitarian response at local, national, and international level, this document includes a set of key standards as well as sector-specific standards and suggested actions.

The pilot version of the Minimum standards for age and disability inclusion in humanitarian action informs the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes across all sectors and phases of response, and in all emergency contexts, ensuring older people and people with disabilities are included. Targeting practitioners involved in humanitarian response at local, national, and international level, this document includes a set of key standards as well as sector-specific standards and suggested actions.

The pilot version of the Minimum standards for age and disability inclusion in humanitarian action informs the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes across all sectors and phases of response, and in all emergency contexts, ensuring older people and people with disabilities are included. Targeting practitioners involved in humanitarian response at local, national, and international level, this document includes a set of key standards as well as sector-specific standards and suggested actions.