Asia urged to see opportunity in ageing society
This news report broadcast by ABC News in Australia shows the need to see Asia’s ageing population as an opportunity. ABC correspondent Robert Baird reports that Asia is ageing faster than ever before. [...]
Older People are a Resource in Ageing Societies
Representatives from the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) attended the Conference, including AFPPD Chair, Hon. Dr Keizo Takemi MP, who gave the keynote address “Older people as a resource: [...]
UNFPA Iran Ageing Report Launched in Thailand
UNFPA launched several reports at the Regional Conference, including “ Population Ageing in Iran”, published by UNFPA Iran in collaboration with the Demography Department of the University of Tehran and the Statistical Center [...]
Ageing population doesn’t have to be a ‘time bomb’, Asia conference hears
UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office published a dispatch from the first day of the Conference (1 September 2014), entitled “Ageing population doesn’t have to be a ‘time bomb’, Asia conference hears”. The predicted [...]
New social pension scheme in Fiji
Fiji, 28 June 2014 The government of Fiji has allocated FJ$3.2 million for an increase in the social pension this year for the new scheme. In Fiji, the recipients of the social pension [...]
