HelpAge network in Asia Pacific
We work to improve the lives of older people in the region.
Population ageing presents challenges and opportunities that societies must adapt to and governments must respond to.
Social protection provides secure incomes for people in old age, and it provides long-term benefits.
Integrated healthcare systems need to be strengthened to address the increasing complexity of health and care issues in old age.
These multifunctional organisations provide social activities for retired people and address interrelated needs of the community.
Older people are most affected by emergencies. But they can also help in an emergency and play an active role in disaster risk reduction.
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Is income security possible in Asia without social pensions?
Social protection has increasingly been recognised as one of the most effective measures to tackle poverty and inequality. The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Social Protection Floors Recommendation (no. 202) promotes four guarantees to ensure basic income security throughout [...]
The 10th session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG)
We understand that the OEWG is now included in the UN calendar. What is the significance of that and what does it mean for the meeting schedule? This is a very [...]
I lived in hope and the OPA changed my life
Gambir Man Gurung’s life changed when he lost his vision at the age of just 7 years old due to a severe attack of measles. Born into a poor family, his childhood was [...]
Kaanchhi Sunar makes money from small support
70-year-old Kaanchhi Sunar of Goldhunga, Kathmandu had nobody around to talk to, although she lived with her extended family. Her grandson was her only company, not only in the house, but also in her [...]
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