Publications

By Ms. Frances Zainoeddin, United Nations Representative (New York), International Federation on Ageing Discrimination based on age violates the basic human rights of older...

Influenza is a global threat, with the risk of an influenza pandemic still very present in the minds of experts around the world. Three pandemics occurred in the 20th century...

The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) is a new policy and research centre based at Ryerson University in Toronto. The NIA is dedicated to enhancing successful ageing across the...

Today, close to four million people are living with diabetes in the United Kingdom (UK) and the associated costs on the National Health System (NHS) are expected to reach £16.9...

Chronic diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe, with a growing proportion of the population affected at a younger age. Though few things are certain,...

The world is facing a situation without precedent: We soon will have more older people than children and more people at extreme old age than ever before. As both the proportion...

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and...

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) was conceived with the recognition that Canada’s population is getting older, and the vision that we can unveil the determinants...

This report has been prepared as part of the mandate the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council gave to the Economic Policy Committee (EPC) in 2015 to update and further...

The Addressing Inequalities Summit, designed in collaboration with the Government of Canada, aimed to foster discussions among participants interested and committed to...

Ageism is the most tolerated form of social prejudice in Canada compared to racism and sexism, and many well-intentioned Canadians are, in fact, depriving their elders of the...