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			<title><![CDATA[They won't actually kill her...]]></title>
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Imagine you are facing economic uncertainty, rising food prices, and no safety net. Living with you are elderly relatives, your children and your spouse.
 Who would you provide for first?
In so many countries around the world, care for older relatives falls to resource-strapped families. With no...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:30:46 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Global Aging 2013: Full Report]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
On March 26th, 2013, HelpAge USA and
Pfizer, Inc. brought together 40 experts from across disciplines and around the
world to discuss the promise that better health, engaged communities,
technology and research hold for global aging, economic growth, and development.
GLOBAL AGING 2013 was an i...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:29:59 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/resources/publications/global-aging-2013-report/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[UN Requests Input to Open-Ended Working Group on Aging]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
The UN Secretariat refers to General
Assembly resolution 67/139 of 20 December 2012, entitled "Towards a
comprehensive and integral international legal instrument to promote and
protect the rights and dignity of older persons" that decides in its operative
paragraph 1 that the open-ended worki...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:42:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[M-Enabling Global Summit 2013]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[http://www.ejkrause.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       
CONTACT:       Pat Tessler                                                                                                                          E.J. Krause & Associates                                                                          ...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:18:37 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/menabling-global-summit-2013/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Press releases]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge USA and Pfizer host GLOBAL AGING 2013: Driving Economic GrowthLeaders gather to improve the impact of global aging on economic growth.Experts
from government, private enterprise, non-profits and academia work together to find solutions. 3.26.13
HelpAge International receives Hilton Humanit...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge USA and Pfizer host GLOBAL AGING 2013]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[   PRESS
RELEASEFor Immediate
Release   
 
 
Contact: Bethany Brown, Policy
DirectorTelephone: 202-434-2201E-mail: bbrown@helpageusa.org        
LEADERS GATHER
TO IMPROVE THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL AGING ON ECONOMIC GROWTHExperts
from Government, Private Enterprise, Non-Profits and Academia Work ...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/press-releases/helpage-usa-and-pfizer-host-global-aging-2013-driving-economic-growth/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Finance]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge USA strives hard to maintain the highest level of financial efficiency and accountability. At least 90 percent of our funds directly support older people through our projects around the world. No more than 10 percent of funds raised go toward administrative costs.
Click here to view HelpAge...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge and Handicap International support vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
By Attila Kulcsar
HelpAge is currently collaborating with Handicap International on its response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan.  We are using our joint expertise to identify the needs of the most vulnerable, including older people and people with disabilities, to ensure their access to e...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/helpage-and-handicap-international-support-vulnerable-syrian-refugees-in-jordan-and-lebanon/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leadership]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Board of Directors
Donna CordnerChair of HelpAge USA and Independent Director of Millicom International Cellular
Patricia AllmanTreasurer of HelpAge USA and President of Dillon Allman & Partners LLC
Cindy Cox RomanCEO of WIT Consulting LLC & Chair of HelpAge International
Mark GormanDirector of ...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Older People's Rights in 2013]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2013 is going to be a critical year for older people's rights. As a supporter of older people's empowerment, we invite you to join us for a number of upcoming opportunities listed below.
Opportunities to Raise Awareness
The first and most pressing is the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Huma...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/older-peoples-rights-in-2013/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[2012 ANNUAL APPEAL: What a year for older people!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
A letter from our Executive Director
To our many supporters:
In a world where international humanitarian work has focused predominantly on the needs and contributions of the young, older people have been largely invisible. For thirty years, when no one else would, HelpAge has embraced the challe...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/what-a-year-for-older-people/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The aging of the global population is one of the triumphs of development over the last century. However, the fact that nearly two-thirds  of the world's older people live in low and middle income countries also calls for urgent action. A secure income and good health in old age are attainable goals...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/support-us/support-us/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Eastern DRC: Responding to Older People’s Needs ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
By Sarah Marzouk
HelpAge is extremely concerned about the continuing violence and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Reports of violence, looting and killings continue, including in Mugunga III internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, in North Kivu province, which...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/eastern-drc-responding-to-older-peoples-needs-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Human Rights Day: Building Support for Older People's Rights]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Sarah Marzouk
This Human Rights Day, we are at a critical turning point regarding older people&rsquo;s rights. Politics has not kept up with the realities of demographic ageing and it is time to rethink legislation, policies and the societal attitudes to aging.
This was the message from a confe...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/human-rights-day-building-support-for-older-peoples-rights/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Older Women's Land Rights]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Older women face threats to their right to stay on their property in many ways, all over the world. Throughout Eastern Africa, HelpAge has been working with older people and their communities for over a decade to curb violence and intimidation that would seek to frighten older women from their own...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/what-we-do/older-women/older-womens-rights/older-womens-land-rights/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Older Women and HIV Film]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[@@MEDIA-500d9d4311695@@...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/what-we-do/older-women/older-womens-health/older-women-and-hiv/women-and-hiv-film/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[       Add Your Name and Message to the HelpAge Global Map of Support!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
 
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			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:18:08 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/support-us/senior-struggles-know-no-borders/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Media]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Links to some of our most recent coverage in the international press:
HelpAge CEO, Richard Blewitt, discusses joint UNFPA report, "Aging in the 21st Century"UN Press Call Audio File, 4 October 2012 
Richard Blewitt talks to The Business of GivingWOR, NewsTalk, Radio 710, 19 May 2012
Poorer countr...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:58:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aging in the 21st Century: Infographic]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The world is getting much older. Within 10 years, there will be 1 billion older people worldwide. This is not just a developed world phenomenon as this infographic shows. Increased longevity is a cause for celebration &minus; older people contribute so much. It also presents a challenge if we are to...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:38:04 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/resources/aging-data/aging-in-the-21st-century-infographic/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[New HelpAge and UNFPA report calls for urgent action by governments to address the needs of aging societies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
By Navdha Malhotra and Rachel Trayner
A new report by HelpAge and UNFPA states that the number of older persons is growing faster than any other age group. The landmark report "Ageing in the Twenty-first Century: A Celebration and a Challenge", underlines that, while the trend of ageing societies...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:27:41 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/new-helpage-and-unfpa-report-calls-for-urgent-action-by-governments-to-address-the-needs-of-the-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aging in the 21st Century: Executive Summary]]></title>
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			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:08:15 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/resources/publications/aging-in-the-21st-century-executive-summary/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Age Demands Action Map]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Age Demands Action is a global grassroots campaign led by older people that culminates on International Day of Older Persons, October 1st. Activists of all ages come together around the world to raise awareness and ensure that voices of older people are heard. They lobby their governments on issues ...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:04:54 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/what-we-do/rights/age-demands-action/age-demands-action-map/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Human Rights: Policy Papers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The following policy papers were submitted by HelpAge to the Third Session of the Open-ended Working Group on strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons held from August 21 to 24, 2012 at the United Nations in New York.
Click here to download Policy Paper 1: "International Hu...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:21:29 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/what-we-do/rights/rights-policy/un-openended-working-group-on-aging/human-rights-policy-papers/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[UN Open-Ended Working Group on Aging: Calling for better protection for older people’s rights]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Sarah Marzouk
The third session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on aging (OEWG) takes place this in New York between August 21-24. The OEWG provides a unique opportunity for UN Member States to look at how existing human rights mechanisms protect older people`s rights and, if found to be inad...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:08:25 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/newsroom/news/un-openended-working-group-on-aging-calling-for-better-protection-for-older-peoples-rights/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Protecting the Rights of Older People]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[10 Reasons Why We Need To Act
On December 21, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly established an Open-Ended Working Group on Aging with a mandate to identify gaps in the protection of the rights of older people and ways in which these gaps can be addressed.
Here are ten reasons why the Worki...]]></description>
			<author>Kim Karris &lt;no-reply@www.helpageusa.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:35:54 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpageusa.org/what-we-do/rights/rights-policy/un-openended-working-group-on-aging/protecting-the-rights-of-older-people/</link>
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