Protect the rights of older people

Handouts one to five in Spanish.

These group exercises are part of the human rights training toolkit.

Human rights training toolkit - Learning pack

These handouts focus on a human rights-based approach to ageing and are part of the human rights training toolkit.

These slides focus on a human rights-based approach to ageing and are part of the human rights training toolkit.

These handouts focus on the human rights of older people and are part of the human rights training toolkit.

These slides focus on the human rights of older people and are part of the human rights training toolkit.

Handouts for module one

Introduction to human rights

Human rights training toolkit - Facilitators guide

Voice and healthy longevity. Sessions one to nine.

Learning companion and audio guide for Module 5 of the Voice taining toolkit in Spanish.

Learning companion and audio guide for Module 5 of the Voice taining toolkit.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Learning pack is designed for HelpAge’s gender focal points, staff, network members, and partners to use for complementary distance learning on gender equality.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Comprising of Training manual, Training handouts, and Learning pack. The toolkit is designed for those trained to: reflect on perceptions of gender and other identities, across the life course and particularly in older age, and challenge unconscious bias; understand discrimination based on bias towards gender and other identities, particularly with regard to older people; understand why gender analysis is important in all development and humanitarian interventions; and learn how to carry out a gender analysis.

Comprising of Training manual, Training handouts, and Learning pack. The toolkit is designed for those trained to: reflect on perceptions of gender and other identities, across the life course and particularly in older age, and challenge unconscious bias; understand discrimination based on bias towards gender and other identities, particularly with regard to older people; understand why gender analysis is important in all development and humanitarian interventions; and learn how to carry out a gender analysis.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Learning pack is designed for HelpAge’s gender focal points, staff, network members, and partners to use for complementary distance learning on gender equality.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Learning pack is designed for HelpAge’s gender focal points, staff, network members, and partners to use for complementary distance learning on gender equality.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Comprising of Training manual, Training handouts, and Learning pack. The toolkit is designed for those trained to: reflect on perceptions of gender and other identities, across the life course and particularly in older age, and challenge unconscious bias; understand discrimination based on bias towards gender and other identities, particularly with regard to older people; understand why gender analysis is important in all development and humanitarian interventions; and learn how to carry out a gender analysis.

A call for age inclusive reform and recovery.

Age-friendly Cities and Communities. Sessions one to ten.

Voice and age-friendly cities and communities.

The Voice Framework – Definitions for voice and age-friendly cities and communities

The candy game.

Problem statements for group exercise.

Advocacy action plan.

Feedback form.

Handouts one to five.

Feedback form.

Advocacy action plan.

Problem statements for group exercise.

The candy game.

The Voice Framework – Definitions for voice and age-friendly cities and communities

Age-friendly Cities and Communities. Sessions one to ten.

Voice and age-friendly cities and communities.

This needs assessment report on the situation of older people in Myanmar, with emphasis on income, health, food security, and protection issues.

Key calls for governments.

Briefing for the High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage

A call for age inclusive reform and recovery.

The study identifies how social security systems are adapted to protect older people in mixed migratory movements.

The ‘Voice training toolkit’ helps you strengthen your ability to implement activities that ensure older people are heard at all levels.

The ‘Voice training toolkit’ helps strengthen your ability to implement activities that ensure older people are heard at all levels.

The ‘Voice training toolkit’ helps strengthen your ability to implement activities that ensure older people are heard at all levels.

The ‘Voice training toolkit’ helps strengthen your ability to implement activities that ensure older people are heard at all levels.

The AU Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons comes into force on 4 November. This is a landmark step for Africa, ensuring the protection and promotion of the rights of older people across the continent.

UN member states adopted a significant resolution which will pave the way for a UN process to establish an international, legally binding instrument - a convention - to safeguard the human rights of older people.

ASRSP plays a pivotal role in this mission, offering timely support that helps communities not just survive but thrive in the face of adversity.

Tanja Venisnik, Global Rights Policy Adviser, reflects on a historic advancement towards a UN convention on older persons' rights.

Malawi passed The Older Persons’ Bill, marking a monumental leap forward for the country's ageing population.

HelpAge International has announced the appointment of Rhea Tariq as its new Director of Global Impact.

Carole will steer this UN Conference to help civil society prepare for their engagement in September’s UN Summit of the Future.

With the close of 2023 approaching, we take a moment to reflect on our endeavours this year.

As we mark World Food Day on 16 October, we take a look at the challenges facing older people in low- and middle-income countries as they struggle to fulfill one of the most essential of human rights: the right to food.

This blog has been penned by Cherian Mathews, on his appointment as CEO of HelpAge International.

Involving older people in policy formulation and review in Lebanon

Health centres in Gaza badly affected by air attacks despite already operating under severe constraints, grappling with years of resource shortages.

A call for an age inclusive reform and recovery.

Marijke De Pauw, HelpAge's Global Rights Advisor gives us the overview.

Read the Q&A with Dr Alexandre Sidorenko, eminent international policy expert on ageing and HelpAge board member.

As part of our ageism stories competition, older people share their experience of everyday ageism, whether in their communities, during health visits or dealing with social services.

After the first meeting of the UN Generation Equality Campaign in Mexico, HelpAge is appealing to leaders, civil society and feminist movements not to side-line older women if they want to achieve the desired progress towards gender equality.

The 11th session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing took place last week while the COVID-19 pandemic continues and in the aftermath of some of the gravest violations of older people's rights.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death this month of Cho Ki Dong, founder and Honorary President of HelpAge Korea.

Justin Derbyshire, CEO at HelpAge International, responds to the UK Government's announcement that it would be merging the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

A new set of guidelines for civil society organisations wishing to influence their governments to support a convention has been launched.

Thousands of older activists in more than 25 countries globally are meeting, marching, demonstrating and calling on their governments to recognise and support their human rights, this Monday 1 October, UN International Day of Older Persons (IDOP18).

Up to 14 million older people with disabilities are currently affected by humanitarian emergencies and, even though they are among the most at risk, a new study revealed how they routinely face barriers that limit their access to assistance and protection.

Up to 14 million older people with disabilities are currently affected by humanitarian emergencies and, even though they are among the most at risk, a new study revealed how they routinely face barriers that limit their access to assistance and protection.

Older people explore their right to be able to make their own decisions and live their lives according to their own values and preferences in a new HelpAge International report launched on World Health Day 2018.

Today, on International Women's Day, people around the world are campaigning for equality and the end to discrimination and violence against older women.

HelpAge International and 55 of its global network members and partners across Africa are urging African leaders to speed up the ratification of a key protocol on older people's rights when they meet at the African Union in Addis Ababa this week.

To mark Human Rights Day (10 December), HelpAge International has launched an animation that shows how older women and men around the world are denied their human rights.

Older women from around the world have spoken out about their human rights in a new report launched by HelpAge International on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15 June).

HelpAge International and all those we work with in Tanzania are saddened to hear of the passing of Mama Margareth Chikira, an activist who championed the rights of older across the country.

Urban development must ensure cities are inclusive, welcoming and supportive places that actively protect and promote older people's rights, our new report argues.

Urban development must protect and promote the rights of older people and create inclusive, welcoming and supportive cities for all ages, HelpAge International argues in a new report launched ahead of the sustainable urbanisation conference Habitat III.

Today, on International Day of Older Persons 2016, campaigners in 45 countries around the world are joining the United Nation's call to "take a stand against ageism".

Older activists from more than 45 countries across the world will join the United Nation's call to "take a stand against ageism" on International Day of Older Persons.

UN member states can no longer delay or prevent the implementation of a new convention on the rights of older people, following the release of a UN Independent Expert's report on older people at the Human Rights Council last week.

Older people are campaigning for the right to be free from violence and abuse under international law on this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

Delegations from all World Health Organization member states are currently gathered in Geneva for the 69th World Health Assembly and HelpAge will be part of a side event on Wednesday to highlight the impact of ageism on global health.

The impact of ageism on global health will be the focus of discussion at a side event at the World Health Assembly in Geneva this week.

Older activists in Tanzania will today join a global campaign calling for action to tackle the growing health threat caused by diabetes through screening, testing, treatment and education. The actions, taking place on this World Health Day, which is being commemorated under the theme: “Beat Diabetes: Scale up Prevention, Strengthen Care and Enhance Surveillance”, are part of HelpAge International’s annual Age Demands Action campaigns led by older activists from across the world to draw attention to the challenges they face.

On World Health Day 2016 thousands of Age Demands Action campaigners are calling for diabetes to be tackled early through screening, testing, treatment and education.

On World Health Day, 7 April, older campaigners in more than 50 countries will be calling for diabetes, a leading cause of death, to be tackled early through screening, testing, treatment and education. The actions are part of HelpAge International’s Age Demands Action campaign.

As member states, UN agencies and civil society groups gather at the Commission on the Status on Women to promote gender equality, HelpAge International is drawing attention to the lack of data on older women, leaving them vulnerable to violence and discrimination.

HelpAge International is calling for more to be done to end violence and abuse against older women, saying that a lack of data is leaving them at risk.

Last week members of the HelpAge EU network joined together in Brussels to call on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to recognise and respond to population ageing as a critical issue within development and humanitarian policy.

African heads of state are being urged to adopt a protocol on older people’s rights by organisations representing older people across the continent, at the 26th Summit of the African Union meeting in Ethiopia this week.

With the annual African Union (AU) summit just beginning in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, we are calling on the continent’s leaders to challenge discrimination against older women and strive to protect this vulnerable group’s rights.

HelpAge International is urging African Union member states to protect the rights of older women across the continent as they meet at the 26th Africa Union Summit. (21-31 January) The summit marks the start of the Africa Year of Human Rights, with particular focus on the rights of women.