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November 19, 2021 Dispatches

Time Running Out for South Korea to End Age Discrimination

Proposed Law Would Improve Protections for Older People, Many Others

An elderly woman seated on the floor of an apartment
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services

Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Get Services to Hundreds of Thousands on Waitlists

Disability rights activists and caregiving advocates hold a vigil in front of the US Capitol to urge Congress to include full federal funding for home and community-based care services in the budget reconciliation package on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
October 5, 2021 Report

Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat

Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia

A woman sits to take a rest as heat wave hits Western Canada on June 30, 2021 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. © 2021 Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
September 20, 2021 Dispatches

Discrimination Against Older People Pervasive Worldwide

Marginalization and Exclusion Imperils Rights, New UN Expert Report Finds

Rohingya people refugees carry an older woman on the way to camp at Shahpori Island, in Teknaf, Bangladesh on September 13, 2017. 
September 15, 2021 Dispatches

Don’t Forget Older Australians as Covid-19 Lockdown Lifts

Make Safe Visits to Aged Care Homes a Reality

Summitcare aged care facility in Baulkham Hills in Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2021.
August 24, 2021 Report

Russia: Insufficient Home Services for Older People

Gaps in Services Create Risks for Institutionalization, Violate Rights

A pensioner carries logs in the courtyard of her wooden house where she opened a private museum of the old quarter.
July 21, 2021 Dispatches

German Flood Deaths Highlight Climate Change Risks for People with Disabilities

Inclusive Climate Action and Planning Needed after 12 Perish

The “Lebenshilfe-Haus” or ‘assisted-living facility”, where twelve people with disabilities drowned in floods on July 15, 2021.
July 9, 2021 Dispatches

Record Canada Heat Harms Older People and People with Disabilities

Climate Crisis Requires Inclusive Heat Action, Planning, and Response

A person enters the Hillcrest Community Centre, where they can cool off during the extreme hot weather in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 30, 2021.
June 30, 2021 News Release

US: Prioritize Home, Community-Based Services for Older People

Unique Opportunity for Congress to Help People Continue to Live at Home

May 5, 2021 Dispatches

Time for Action to Protect Australia’s Older People

Ensure Adequate Staffing, Person-Centered Support in Aged Care Facilities

A resident looks out from the window of the Florence Aged Care Facility amid the second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia August 17, 2020.
April 20, 2021 Statement

Joint Statement at the 11th Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

April 16, 2021 Statement

The human rights of older women

Submission to the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons

March 30, 2021 Dispatches

Arizona Legislators Should Reject Immunity for Nursing Homes

Residents Need Access to Courts Amid Emerging Reports of Neglect During Pandemic

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March 25, 2021 Report

US: Concerns of Neglect in Nursing Homes

Pandemic Exposes Need for Improvements in Staffing, Oversight, Accountability

A nursing home resident holds his wife’s hand.
March 19, 2021 Dispatches

New WHO Report Calls Out Global Impacts of Ageism

Governments, International Actors Should Step up Protections for Older People

Older people crossing the broken bridge at the Stanytsia Luhanska checkpoint.

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