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PACE is a major European Union funded research project that focuses on the care of older people in long stay care facilities in six countries throughout Europe: Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom. The PACE consortium consists of 8...

This week (April 15 – 21, 2018) is National Volunteer Week in Canada, with the theme “Celebrate the Value of Volunteering – building confidence, competence, connections and community”. National Volunteer Week is an occasion to applaud the millions of volunteers here...

On 6-7 April 2018, the IFA hosted the Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Barometer Latin American Advocacy Workshop in Mexico City, Mexico in partnership with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, the International Diabetes Federation, and Bayer.  This...

The 2018 AARP Community Challenge is now accepting applications! This initiative provides micro-grants to community organizations with great “quick-action” projects that will help make their communities better places to live for people of all ages. Last year, AARP...

“Housing and Home Care: An Older LGBTQ2 Person’s Perspective” was the latest webinar in a series created to address the inequalities of older LGBTQ2 people around the world. Moderated by Mr. Kelly Kent, Director of National Housing Initiatives at SAGE, with...

"Ageism and Age-Based Discrimination in LGBTQ2 Communities" was the latest webinar in a series created to address the inequalities of older LGBTQ2 people around the world. The webinar "Ageism and Age-Based Discrimination in LGBTQ2 Communities" was moderated by Dr Jane...

IFA – Live from New York Post by Dr Sandra Timmermann (IFA UN Representative and Editor of Live From New York). Please contact Dr Timmermann with any questions or comments. A Successful 2017 and a Busy 2018 Ahead The IFA through its representatives at the United...

In 2017, the IFA was pleased to welcome Clara Castoldi, a third-year student of the Institute of Political Studies in Aix-en-Provence, France, as an intern.  Clara had kindly agreed to provide an inside look at her experiences working with the IFA. For 5 months I have...

El tercer Webinar de la serie creada para abordar las desigualdades que enfrentan las personas LGBTQI adultas mayores en todo el mundo, se centró en la experiencia de las personas mayores LGBTQI en América Latina. El objetivo del seminario web "Abordar las...