Over 60 UK INGOs have written an open letter to MPs and Ministers ahead of the SNP motion on Wednesday to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza. The letter is signed by 62 UK INGOs including ActionAid UK,...
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Age International receive ½ million from Government
Age International, a subsidiary of Age UK, has been pledged ½ million pounds from The Department for International Development (DFID) to help with providing aid to older people in the Philippines. ...
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Older refugees at huge risk in Syria
Source : Rob Mansfield As the refugee crisis deepens in Syria, Age UK has seen first hand how older people are suffering more than most as they flee the war-torn country. Our emergency field worker...
2 Year Update
Using DEC funds our member agencies have provided assistance to over 1.8million earthquake survivors in Haiti. Over the past year they have sought to progressively shift the provision of basic...
Pakistan floods: we distribute kits to 1,000 people
Age UK and our sister charity HelpAge International are helping 1,000 older people and their families affected by the recent flooding in Pakistan. Since August, heavy monsoon rains have caused flash...
Fears grow for older people in East Africa food crisis
A hidden tragedy is unfolding in many parts of East Africa as many thousands of older people are unable to travel to refugee camps for help, Age UK and HelpAge International are warning. The region...
Sri Lanka hit by floods
Sri Lanka is experiencing its heaviest rains in 30 years, with over one million people affected. The death toll currently stands at 27 but continues to rise daily. The heavy rains are due to continue...
Older Haitians still ignored by relief effort
None of the United Nations projects aimed at older people have been funded to date. Despite being identified as the most vulnerable group in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, one year on, older...
Cholera hits Pakistan 3 months after floods
Three months after floods began in Pakistan the DEC is extremely concerned that 99 cases of cholera from across the flood-affected areas of the country have now been publically confirmed for the...
Pakistan floods still spreading fast
The number of people who have died in the monsoon floods has now risen to 1,600 and estimates of those affected stand at almost 14 million. Despite mass evacuations, there are fears the death toll...
Age UK to respond to Pakistan floods
Source : Age UK / Help Age International Age UK, along with sister organisation HelpAge International, is planning to respond to the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years in partnership with medical...