Demographics Prognosis for South Asia - A Future of Rapid Aging - October 2009

From the Report of the Asia and the Pacific office of the UNFPA: "Population ageing that had, until the turn of the century, remained a phenomenon largely exclusive to the developed countries has been manifesting itself in an increasing number of less developed countries.  This Report shows how, after a late decline in fertility relative to South-East Asia and East Asia, South Asia too is set on a course of rapid ageing."  

Isolation in Old Age - A National Study (India) - January 2010

A nationwide survey to study isolation in old age and its consequences on the health of the elderly in particular and society in general. It was carried out by the Research & Advocacy Centre at Agewell Foundation(a consortium of over 1500 NGOs and 6500 volunteers spread across 540 districts of India.)

SENIOR Project Report on Good Practice in e-inclusion, ethical guidance and designing a roadmap - November 2009

The SENIOR Project (Social Ethical and Privacy Needs in ICT for Older People: a Dialogue Roadmap) co-funded by the European Commission, has delivered this report on the road towards engaging older people in the challenges and rewards of the 'electronic technology revolution,' a document described as a 'roadmap to the roadmap.'

Social Integration in Action - Stories from the Grassroots - December 2009

In the spring of 2009, the NGO Committee for Social Development, in collaboration with the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), commissioned a survey on social integration/inclusion which would be the priority theme of the 48th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development.  The Survey elicited 190 responses from 62 countries.  Social Integration in Action – Stories from the Grassroots  is a summary of these responses and includes a selection of fourteen examples of the best practices of social integration/inclusion. 

Strengthening Older People's Rights: Towards a UN Convention -- February 2010

A resource for promoting dialog on creating a new UN Convention on the rights of Older Persons. This document is a collaboration of major international and nation organizations concerned with Ageing.

 Over the past few decades, many diverse documents concerning the rights and status of the aged have been prepared at the international level. Each of the various bodies and organizations involved in producing these documents has regarded the subject from a slightly different angle. This has resulted in the preparation of an extensive set of international documents that cover a wide spectrum of subjects and issues relevant to older persons all over the world. Visit the IFA Bookstore to learn more about this important publication, and to order a book or CD copy.

Witness to Climate Change - Learning from Older People's Experience  - December 2009

This HelpAge International briefing paper "looks at older people’s experience  of climate change, their awareness of it and how it makes them vulnerable. It highlights older people’s exclusion from climate change debates, identi?es opportunities for in?uencing  policy-making at the national level and makes recommendations for including older people’s perspectives in discussions and adaptation strategies."