Asia, Thailand Tuesday, July 7, 2020
About 12 million people in Thailand, almost 1 in 5, are aged 60 or over, more than half of them are women. And according to the 2017 Survey of Older Persons, 32% of those in their 80s indicated that their health was poor or very poor.
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Global Wednesday, February 7, 2018
A new set of guidelines that provide humanitarian organisations with inclusion standards to ensure older people and people with disabilities are not marginalised in emergency responses has been launched today. The Humanitarian inclusion standards for older...
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Asia, Indonesia Thursday, November 9, 2017
Indonesia is an ageing society. There are approximately 20 million older people, and by 2050 this is projected to reach 70 million. But with only 11% accessing contributory pension schemes, there is very limited income security for the vast majority in older...
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Africa, Kenya Friday, March 31, 2017
Everyone in Kenya over the age of 70 will be entitled to a new, guaranteed monthly income after the country’s Cabinet Secretary of Finance, Henry Rotich, announced the launch of a universal pension in January 2018.
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