Rights of older people in the Middle East
We have partnered with the United Nations Population Fund Arab States Regional Office (UNFPA ASRO), and other organisations, to assess the state of the rights of older people across the Middle East.
Download the resources below to find out more.
Ageing strategies review
This review assesses the extent to which national ageing strategies are in line with human rights principles and standards in the Arab world, with a focus on Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. Arabic, English
Right to dignified ageing
This is a guide to establishing rights-based policies for older people in the Arab region. UNFPA and HelpAge are working in partnership to make their rights visible in laws, policies, strategies, measures, research and data.
Raising awareness in the region
In collaboration with the UNFPA Arab States Regional Office, the Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo, and the Arab League (Arab Council of Ministers of Social Affairs), HelpAge is helping to raise awareness on the challenges older people face in the region through webinars.
Read more about the rights of older people in Lebanon, and the desperate circumstances they face due to lack of social protection.