Radio interview with key OPA spokepersons in Cambodia

Date: 29 September 2014 Time: 01:00 – 02:00 pm As part of Age Demands Action (ADA), older people in Cambodia will use the United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons on 1 October 2014 to call for action from the [...]

Walk for Life in celebration of Elderly Filipino Week

Manila

Date: 1 October 2014 Venue: Manila Our Philippines affliliate, Coalition of Services of the Elderly, held a walk today in Manila together with the Confederation of Older Persons’ Associations of the Philippines to celebrate IDOP2014 and call for better implementation of the Expanded [...]

Launch of Global AgeWatch Index 2014

Worldwide

Launch of Global AgeWatch Index 2014 Date: 1 October 2014 Venue: Worldwide HelpAge International will  be launching the Global AgeWatch Index 2014 on 1 October 2014, which is the only index measuring the quality of life and the social and [...]

Social Transfer Course: Designing and Implementing Social Transfer programmes

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Social Transfer Course: Designing and Implementing Social Transfer programmes Date: 6-17 October 2014 Venue: Chiang Mai, Thailand “Designing and Implementing Social Transfer programmes” a course for policy makers, government officials and practitioners around the world. Around the world, developing countries [...]

International Day for Older Persons was celebrated in Lao P.D.R.

Boulykhamxay, Lao P.D.R.

International Day for Older Persons was celebrated in Lao P.D.R. Date: 7 October 2014 Venue: Boulykhamxay, Lao P.D.R. Lao Women’s Union (LWU) organised a public event in Boulykhamxay province to celebrate the 2014 International Day for Older Persons on the 7th [...]

Winning the fight against poverty and inequality – a Social Protection Floor for everyone

European Parliament, Brussel, Belgium

Winning the fight against poverty and inequality – a Social Protection Floor for everyone Date: 4-6 November 2014 Venue: European Parliament, Brussel, Belgium SOLIDAR roundtable Debate “Winning the fight against poverty and inequality – a Social Protection Floor for everyone” In [...]

KOICA Lesson Learned Workshop for year-end 2014 in Myanmar

Kayin Baptist Church, Pyin Oo Lwin in Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Date: 8-9 December 2014 Venue: Kayin Baptist Church, Pyin Oo Lwin in Mandalay Region, Myanmar Year-end review workshop was held for two days (8-9 December 2014) at Kayin Baptist Church, Pyin Oo Lwin in Mandalay Region. The total 45 OPSHG members [...]

COSE 25th anniversary

St. Paul University Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines

COSE 25th anniversary Date: 30 November 2014 Venue: St. Paul University Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines Heart unwrinkled: 25 years of growing in age and grace Established in November 1989, the Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Inc. (COSE) is [...]

Regional Expert Consultation on Long-term Care of Older Persons

United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand

Regional Expert Consultation on Long-term Care of Older Persons Date: 9-10 December 2014 Venue: United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is organizing a Regional Expert Consultation on Long-term [...]