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10 September 2015 | Ageing, Poverty Eradication
A High Level Panel was organized at UN Headquarters in New York on 9 September under the theme "Older People Count: ensuring data is fit for purpose to create a better world for all ages". The panel introduced HelpAge International’s 2015 Global…
01 September 2015 | Ageing
Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%.
By 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5 years.
In 2050, 80% of older people will…
10 August 2015 | Ageing, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
A report was released on the aging demographics around the world. The main conclusion of the report was that the regions of Europe and Central Asia have the oldest populations in the world. However even though the populations are aging, people are…
10 August 2015 | Ageing, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
A report was released on the aging demographics around the world. The main conclusion of the report was that the regions of Europe and Central Asia have the oldest populations in the world. However even though the populations are aging, people are…
10 August 2015 | Ageing, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
A report was released on the aging demographics around the world. The main conclusion of the report was that the regions of Europe and Central Asia have the oldest populations in the world. However even though the populations are aging, people are…
22 June 2015 | Ageing, Disabilities, Social Inclusion
Leaving no one behind
15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. And more than 11 per cent of the world’s population is over 60 years old. Any way you look at it, people with disabilities and people over 60 make up a huge number of…
22 June 2015 | Ageing, Disabilities, Social Inclusion
Leaving no one behind
15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. And more than 11 per cent of the world’s population is over 60 years old. Any way you look at it, people with disabilities and people over 60 make up a huge number of…
22 June 2015 | Ageing, Disabilities, Social Inclusion
Leaving no one behind
15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. And more than 11 per cent of the world’s population is over 60 years old. Any way you look at it, people with disabilities and people over 60 make up a huge number of…
16 June 2015 | Ageing, Social Inclusion, Women
23 June is observed as International Widows' Day as a day to remember the injustice that women can face when they are faced with the death of their partner. This can affect their living conditions immensely especially in areas of conflict, natural…
16 June 2015 | Ageing, Social Inclusion, Women
23 June is observed as International Widows' Day as a day to remember the injustice that women can face when they are faced with the death of their partner. This can affect their living conditions immensely especially in areas of conflict, natural…
16 June 2015 | Ageing, Social Inclusion, Women
23 June is observed as International Widows' Day as a day to remember the injustice that women can face when they are faced with the death of their partner. This can affect their living conditions immensely especially in areas of conflict, natural…
15 June 2015 | Ageing, Social Inclusion
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), designated as 15 June, was initiated by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) in 2006, and recognized as a United Nations Day by the General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/66/…