HelpAge International

Ireland ranks 15 in Global AgeWatch Index 2015

9th September 2015

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HelpAge International
Theme: 
Demography, Economic & material, Education & training, Employment & work, Family, support, social networks and participation, Health & well being, Living environments

HelpAge International launched the Global AgeWatch Index 2015 on Wednesday 9 September 2015, ranking 96 countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people. The Index represents 91 per cent of people aged 60 and over, some 901 million people, measuring the wellbeing of older people in four key areas: income security, health, personal capability and an enabling environment.

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Age Demands Action campaign call for an end to elder abuse

15th June 2015

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HelpAge International
Theme: 
Demography, Family, support, social networks and participation, Health & well being, Values, attitudes and opinions

On June 15 2015 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Age Demands Action campaigners in 40 countries will be calling for an end to elder abuse. Age Demands Action activists will be encouraging their governments to attend the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing this July and support a UN convention to protect older people's rights. Read more here.

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Global AgeWatch

Taking notice of the new ageing paradigm: Why we need more data

26th May 2015

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Global AgeWatch
Theme: 
Demography, Health & well being, Living environments

This blog by Global AgeWatch Index research lead, Asghar Zaidi, explores why we need to redress our understanding of the needs and vulnerabilities of older people, and support this with data and evidence to affect change.

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New programme to improve capacity of humanitarian agencies to deliver age and disability inclusive emergency response

26th January 2015

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HelpAge International
Theme: 
Health & well being, Living environments

HelpAge is starting a three-year programme to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian agencies to deliver age and disability inclusive emergency response, as part of the innovative portfolio of projects supported by the UK's DFID Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) and with separate funding from the OFDA.

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Resilience is for life: International Day for Disaster Reduction

13th October 2014

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HelpAge International
Theme: 
Living environments, Values, attitudes and opinions

On 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction, HelpAge and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) issued a joint call for greater involvement of older people in disaster management efforts worldwide. Read more here.

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Global AgeWatch Index 2014

6th October 2014, HelpAge International

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http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/

HelpAge International recently launched (1 October 2014) the Global AgeWatch Index 2014 ranking 96 countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people. According to the index, Norway is the best country in the world to grow old in. It overtakes Sweden which topped the rankings in 2013.