We understand that you will retire soon from the WHO. How will you feel being categorised as a “retiree”? I don’t think there is such a category. I will be leaving WHO and I’ll be leaving because of a [...]
Please tell us about the current situation of older people and population ageing in Iran. How have the demographic configuration and family dynamics changed over the past 10 years? Iran is among the countries where fertility has declined sharply, [...]
What are some of the reasons that make social protection for older people so important, economically and socially? A large number of older people are either poor or vulnerable to sudden change, and they enter into retirement [...]
Champu Chaudary, 65, a resident of Chaumala village in Kailali District, Nepal, is an active member of the Chaumala lder people's association (OPA) since its establishment in late 2011. Years of feeling neglected and mistreated by his son and [...]
Statement of Civil Society, Trade Unions, Migrants, and Parliamentarians in Southeast Asia to the 22nd Senior Officials Meeting of the ASCC and the 17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting On 6 March 2017, the Network for Transformative Social Protection [...]
This working paper provides a broad overview of the global demography of ageing. It reviews patterns, trends, and projections involving various indicators of population ageing and their demographic antecedents and sequelae. It also reviews theories economists use to explain the behavioral [...]
This report details the proceedings at the HelpAge Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2016, which focused on the economic implications of ageing. Language: English Published: HelpAge International East Asia/Pacific, 2016 Size: 1.2 MB Download
This factsheet presents the population ageing in Vietnam which creates both challenges and opportunities to the country’s development. It also provides recommendations for Vietnam to prepare for the transition to the aged phase which is expected to be in 2038. Language: [...]
Under the project titled “Prevention of domestic violence, addressing imbalanced sex ratio at birth (SRB), and care for the elderly” funded by UNFPA in Hai Duong Province and Ben Tre Province in Viet Nam, the Inter-generational Self-Help Club (ISHC) model was [...]
Please give examples of businesses and markets that are emerging due to ageing society in Asia. How big is the ageing market? During the next two decades, older consumers will be the primary drivers of consumer expenditure in Asia [...]
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