At least 300 family kits have been provided by HelpAge International to five camps for internally displaced people in the Magway region in west Myanmar. “Older people are particularly vulnerable during disasters and are often left out of emergency responses,” [...]
The Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was a seminal event in the calendar of the post-2015 development agenda. It was held on 14-18 March 2015 in Sendai, Japan. This World Conference took place amidst growing concern about [...]
Older people say that they are being subjected to abuse and discrimination because of their age, according to a report by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP). Today, (15 June) Age Demands Action campaigners in [...]
The global population is ageing. Asia is at the forefront of this phenomenon. The demand of care for older people are rising. Here comes a question "who will take care of these older people?" In January 2015, [...]
This issue of AgeNews highlights the 3rd UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) held in Sendai, Japan last March. The Sendai Framework recognised older people as “invaluable assets to reduce disaster risk” and called for them to be [...]
The Sendai Framework is a new global framework for disaster risk reduction, which builds on the previous Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) released 10 years ago. This new Framework outlines seven global targets and four priorities of action to [...]
“I want healthcare for me,” say older people Today (7 April) on World Health Day, Age Demands Action campaigners are calling for access to age-friendly health services for older people to bring a halt to exclusion, discrimination and stigma. [...]
This week, HelpAge International is launching the first Disaster Risk and Age Index, ranking 190 countries across the world on the disaster risk faced by older people, at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai. [...]
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