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09 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion, | Women
Older women in Kenya who are struggling to look after themselves must be better supported by their government. That's according to Esther Wamera, a Kenyan activist and leader for the elderly. Ms Wamera and other experts gathered at the UN to…
09 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion, | Women
Older women in Kenya who are struggling to look after themselves must be better supported by their government. That's according to Esther Wamera, a Kenyan activist and leader for the elderly. Ms Wamera and other experts gathered at the UN to…
09 October 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
On October 10, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered his message for the World Health Day:
World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on “dignity in mental health”, is an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges…
09 October 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
On October 10, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered his message for the World Health Day:
World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on “dignity in mental health”, is an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges…
07 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
The United Nations is urging countries to improve older persons’ accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities and services as two phenomena – rapid urbanization and ageing populations – are combining to dramatically change the face the world’s…
07 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
The United Nations is urging countries to improve older persons’ accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities and services as two phenomena – rapid urbanization and ageing populations – are combining to dramatically change the face the world’s…
07 October 2015 | Poverty Eradication
According to the World Bank projections, the number of people living in extreme poverty around the world is likely to fall to under 10 percent of the global population in 2015. The World bank is using an updated international poverty line of US$1.…
06 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
The European Union (EU) as a whole is confronted with an ageing population. In 2014, the proportion of persons aged 65 or over reached 18.5% in the EU and it is projected to further increase in the future to almost 30% by 2080.
In particular, the…
06 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
The European Union (EU) as a whole is confronted with an ageing population. In 2014, the proportion of persons aged 65 or over reached 18.5% in the EU and it is projected to further increase in the future to almost 30% by 2080.
In particular, the…
06 October 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
Representatives of civil society organizations (CSO), including organizations of persons with disabilities, who participated in key dialogues at the Sustainable Development Summit noted that the new 2030 agenda for sustainable development was one…
06 October 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
Representatives of civil society organizations (CSO), including organizations of persons with disabilities, who participated in key dialogues at the Sustainable Development Summit noted that the new 2030 agenda for sustainable development was one…
05 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
A new ILO study - LTC protection for older persons: A review of coverage deficits in 46 countries - reveals a global shortfall of 13.6 million care workers undermining the delivery of quality services to more than half of the world’s older persons…