HelpAge’s new report highlights the critical link between ageing populations and climate change, ahead of COP28 climate talks. The world is turning a blind eye to the need to address the profound link ...

A HelpAge International project in Jamaica has been successful in reducing the negative impact of migration in multi-generational households. The innovative project involved parents, grandparents and ...

In a landmark moment for the global movement to protect the rights of older people, the UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution to establish an intergovernmental working group tasked with ...

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 ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy Older people in Zambia have the right to work and earn a living, just like everyone else. The ...

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

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 ...

This report considers the progress being made to achieve older people’s right to health amid the global drive towards universal health coverage. It explores how older people are currently accessing ...

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

“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 told us. Being ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy This global phenomenon, driven by declining birth rates and increasing life expectancy, is ...

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