When disaster strikes, local organisations are often the first to respond. But do they have the right systems, skills, and confidence to lead effectively? And just how efficient, effective, and ...

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Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge, is a landmark new report published by UNFPA and HelpAge. It makes the case for governments, NGOs, global institutions, and civil ...

This document jointly published with the African Union and HelpAge commits AU member states to design, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate integrated national policies to meet the needs of ...

This discussion paper highlights the types of violence, abuse and neglect older women experience, and offers recommendations for a collaborative approach to close the data, policy and programme gaps ...

A basic guideline for family and volunteers providing care and support to older people.

HelpAge International’s latest briefing emphasises the urgent need that any international community intervention must include plans to alleviate the suffering of older people and ensure the provision ...

The Disaster Risk and Age Index ranks 190 countries across the world on the disaster risk faced by older people.

Progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is essential for promoting healthy ageing, delivering social and economic development, and building resilient and equitable societies that respond ...

This concludes the extensive work of the Open-ended working group on ageing (OEWGA) as the work passes on to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. This marks a pivotal step towards enhancing the ...

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“It’s the most beautiful thing there is, to be able to do what I want because I feel free. A person without independence would be as good as dead,” a 71-year-old woman from Costa Rica said. Older ...