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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.
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This project report features case studies from a HelpAge programme in Pakistan to provide microcredit to improve the livelihoods of older people.
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.
This report summarises the discussions, key issues and action points in the conference, Strengthening the Rights of Older People Worldwide: Building Greater European Support. It includes a calendar of opportunities and suggested actions for civil society, and national and international bodies to engage on building support for human rights instruments for older people.
Ageways 80 presents key data and older people’s voices from Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge. This report makes the case for realigning 21st century society to fit the realities of 21st century demographics.
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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.
