AgeNews No. 19 (Asia Pacific newsletter)
In this edition of AgeNews, we recap the HelpAge Asia-Pacific Network Regional Conference and the Age Demands Action Rights campaign, and look at ageing policy consultations in Myanmar, the older people's associations exchange programme in [...]
Pensions means testing vs universal targeting: assumptions of efficiency and affordability
This brief revisits two social policy assumptions regarding universal social pensions. It illustrates the emerging evidence that universal social pensions are both economically viable and efficient strategies to alleviate older-age income deprivation. Language: English Published: [...]
Intergenerational self-help clubs in Thuong Xuan and Ba Thuoc, Vietnam
This brochure explains how HelpAge International and Thanh Hoa Association of the Elderly, Vietnam are supporting intergenerational self-help clubs to reduce poverty and improve people's health. Language: English Published: HelpAge International (Vietnam Country Office), 2016 [...]
Community-Based Social Protection in the Dry Zone, Myanmar
HelpAge International (Myanmar Country Office), with funding from LIFT donor consortium, has embarked on a three-year project to expand social protection to vulnerable households in Myanmar’s central dry zone. The project seeks to strengthen community [...]
2016 ASEM Expert Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons: Chair’s Statement
The ASEM Expert Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons was held in follow-up to the ASEM Conference on Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons during 15-16 June 2016, in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The [...]
End the neglect: a study of humanitarian financing for older people
Our annual study of humanitarian financing of older people illustrates the failure of the current system to allocate adequate resourcing to address older people’s needs. It offers a sobering analysis of the extent to which [...]
Thailand old age pensions: advocating for change
This poster summarises the development of old age pension in Thailand. It shows the policy changes that result from what HelpAge and the network in Thailand have worked together for the improved old age pension [...]
AgeNews No. 18 (Asia Pacific newsletter)
In this edition, we report the 1st National Dementia Plan of Indonesia, disaster resilience projects in Cambodia and Vietnam, and a campaign on diabetes with an exclusive interview with two senior officers from WHO. The [...]
Older Voices in Humanitarian Crises: Calling for change
This report documents the situation of older refugees fleeing from conflict in Syria, Ukraine and South Sudan. The findings contribute to a growing body of evidence illustrating the failure of the humanitarian system to protect [...]
Global Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Toward the 2016 G7 Ise-Shima Summit: Declaration and Recommendations
Global Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Toward the 2016 G7 Ise-Shima Summit is the first G7 Summit after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 193 Member States of the United [...]
Regional newsletter
'Connect' newsletter no.8 is now available for download. In this edition of 'Connect' newsletter, we summarised COVID-19 related activities and emergency responses conducted by HelpAge and our network members in Asia Pacific region.
