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Crisis-affected older people in Kenya and Somalia

The mid-2011 drought in the Horn of Africa affected millions, particularly in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. This briefing paper analyses the needs and capacities of older people displaced by the drought crisis, and urges humanitarian actors to adequately consider and integrate the needs of older people into humanitarian responses.

Older People’s Associations: Service directory 2012-2013

This is the Service Directory Older People’s Association (OPAs)from the provinces of Battambang and Banteay Meanchey. It is developed with the aim to provide necessary information to all OPAs so they can engage in networking, exchange of information,sharing best practices and peer support.

Right to life without violence in old age (Kyrgyz)

Right to life without violence in old age reports on a project coordinated by HelpAge International in Kyrgyzstan to collect evidence of elder abuse and build the capacity of crisis centres to support older victims of abuse.

Right to life without violence in old age (Russian)

Right to life without violence in old age reports on a project coordinated by HelpAge International in Kyrgyzstan to collect evidence of elder abuse and build the capacity of crisis centres to support older victims of abuse.

Right to life without violence in old age

Right to life without violence in old age reports on a project coordinated by HelpAge International in Kyrgyzstan to collect evidence of elder abuse and build the capacity of crisis centres to support older victims of abuse.

A study of humanitarian financing for older people and people with disabilities, 2010-2011

Highly vulnerable groups such as older people and people with disabilities face specific challenges in humanitarian crises. This HelpAge International and Handicap International report shows that less than 1% of humanitarian aid targets older people and people with disabilities, and stresses an urgent need to integrate these groups into humanitarian responses.

This is Age Demands Action (Spanish)

All over the world, older people are coming together to claim their rights – and becoming a real force for change. Their global grassroots movement, is called Age Demands Action (ADA). It’s the only one of its kind in the world.

This is Age Demands Action (Russian)

All over the world, older people are coming together to claim their rights – and becoming a real force for change. Their global grassroots movement, is called Age Demands Action (ADA). It’s the only one of its kind in the world.

Pensions, poverty and wellbeing

This briefing, the seventh in our Pension Watch series, summarises the findings of longitudinal research on ageing, wellbeing and development and the role of social pensions in South Africa and Brazil.