Older people around the world at higher risk of abuse & neglect than before the pandemic: New report 14/06/2021 • HelpAge International launch new report on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day •...
Dear Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, The lack of predictable and accountable coordination arrangements for humanitarian cash continues to hamper the scale, quality and...
India is experiencing a catastrophic surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and older people are at greatest risk. HelpAge India field workers are at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic and are...
Older refugees at heightened risk of exclusion as COVID-19 continues to strike the Americas UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and HelpAge International warned today that the COVID-19 pandemic is putting...
Older people are at severe risk from the bombardment in Gaza, unable to flee their homes and in urgent need of medical support, HelpAge International said today. Around 10 older people in Gaza have...
The second wave of COVID-19 is devastating India. There are hundreds of thousands of new infections and thousands of deaths every day. Across the country, the healthcare system has collapsed under...
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights...
Every day, we bear witness to suffering and resilience. In Yemen, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, DRC, Honduras, Venezuela, Nigeria, Haiti, CAR, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sudan and beyond...
The 11th session of the UN's Open-ended Working Group on Ageing took place at the end of March against the backdrop of the continued COVID-19 pandemic and in the aftermath of some of the gravest...
As INGOs working in Myanmar, we condemn the Myanmar military’s widespread use of deadly violence against civilians. We are deeply concerned that since 1 Feb 2021, 550 civilians have been killed,...