The Coronavirus shines a bright light on what those of us committed to the well-being of our world’s elders have known for a long time: […]
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News Topic: Human Rights
Nursing Home Residents, Families, and Staff Demand Israel’s Health Ministry Take More Action on Coronavirus
April 1, 2020 Nursing Home Residents, Families, and Staff Demand Israel’s Health Ministry Take More Action on Coronavirus Israel is home to 1.1 million people […]
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Global Ageing Network’s Normative Statement to the UN OEWGA
The following statement was submitted to the United Nations 10th session Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing focusing on the normative elements of the rights to […]
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The Global Ageing Network Calls for Action From the UN
Marcus Riley provided the statement to 10th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing at the United Nations on behalf of the International Association of Homes and […]
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Ageism May Be Pervasive, But We Can Take Steps Towards Change
By Kirsten Jacobs, director dementia and wellness education, LeadingAge (guest post) Two years ago the LeadingAge Board of Directors adopted a bold new vision, An […]
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Global Ageing Network Issues Statement on LTC & Palliative Care to United Nations’ OEWGA
The Global Ageing Network recently released a statement providing input on the focus area of long term care and palliative care to the United Nations […]
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The 11th Annual Briefing AARP-UN Series: “Taking a Different Course for a World Free Of Poverty”
By Shannon Davis AARP International hosted the 11th Annual Briefing Series at the United Nations on Jan. 30, 2018. The series entitled, “Taking a Different […]
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We’ve got to rethink aging, says gerontologist
Global Ageing Network Board Member, Dan Levitt, explains why it is imperative that we shift our thinking about old age. Medical and technological advancements create more […]
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Marcus Riley Addresses United Nations Open-Ended Work Group on Ageing
On July 5th, Global Ageing Network Board Chair, Marcus Riley, had an opportunity to address the Open Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) at the United […]
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Join Us in Our Fight Against Elder Abuse
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, 2017. The theme of this year’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is “Understand and End Financial Abuse of […]
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