Justin Derbyshire, CEO HelpAge International It’s taken a while to process my visit to Moldova where I saw the humanitarian response to support Ukrainian refugees, some of whom I had the privilege to...
Context There are at least 18 million people in East Africa without enough food to eat because of one of the most severe droughts in the region’s recent history. According to OCHA, people needing...
Older pastoralists in the Horn of Africa are calling for urgent action to save them from a drought that is leaving them and their entire way of living passed down the generations, at breaking point...
Rapid Needs Assessment 105 older people and persons with disabilities interviewed 60% were interviewed at the border 40% in the center in Chisinau 22% of the respondents were persons with...
Since the start of the war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, we have witnessed a devastating escalation of violence which has resulted in the large-scale displacement of close to 14 million...
Context Since the Russian military offensive against Ukraine was launched on the 24th of February, over 8 million people have been displaced. A significant number of those who have fled their homes...
Millions of older people caught up in the war in Ukraine are being overlooked in the humanitarian response, despite making up a quarter of the country's population, HelpAge International warns today...
Witnessing the impact of a humanitarian disaster is always profoundly challenging. But seeing so many older people affected in what is the world’s ‘oldest’ crisis is particularly confronting. In a...
Introducción La experiencia del programa humanitario de apoyo psicosocial en el marco del proyecto desplegado en Venezuela por Convite-HelpAge-Médicos del Mundo en el Distrito Capital y Miranda en...
Introduction The experience of the humanitarian psychosocial support program of the project implemented by ConviteHelpAge-Doctors of the World in the Capital District and Miranda in Venezuela between...