Older people and persons with disabilities led a community-driven effort to rebuild lives and promote inclusion in Pakistan’s conflict-affected Khyber District.

The UN has taken a historic step toward a global convention to protect the rights of older people - a major win after years of advocacy by older people and HelpAge network members worldwide.

HelpAge International is a global non-profit organisation that works to improve the lives of older people around the world.

HelpAge International’s goal is to improve the lives of older women and men in low- and middle-income countries, especially those in crisis-prone and insecure areas. Our mission is to empower older ...

The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons (AU Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons) comes into force on 4 November. This is a landmark step for ...

“My heart is boiling. We are so down.” These are the words of Dr. Umaiyeh Khammash, the director of Juzoor for Health and Social Development, a Palestinian NGO that has been tirelessly working to ...

The UN adopted a significant resolution which will pave the way to establish an international, legally binding instrument safeguarding the human rights of older people.

Exploring the impact of the Ukraine war on mobility and social inclusion of older people, and the barriers to their involvement in community life.

A UN Convention on the rights of older people is crucial in ensuring that their rights and well-being are protected and respected worldwide.

HelpAge International’s latest briefing emphasises the urgent need that any international community intervention must include plans to alleviate the suffering of older people and ensure the provision ...

HelpAge’s vision is a world in which all older people can lead dignified, healthy and secure lives, aiming to reduce poverty and discrimination in later life.

Climate change can deter health, well-being, and livelihoods of the ageing population. Yet, the repercussions of global ageing remain absent from debates on climate change.