A new HelpAge International report Freedom to Decide for Ourselves brings together the findings from a consultation with 450 older people in 24 countries to find out their perspective on their rights to autonomy and independence, long-term care and palliative care that are central to human dignity. Click here to access further information and download the report "Freedom to Decide for Ourselves". Click here to read why these rights should be in a Convention on Older People's Rights.
10, 04, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of more than 2000 older women from Switzerland who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat... Read more
10, 03, 2022
ONE Campaign offers a sobering analysis of the implications for Africa of Russia’s war on Ukraine. From food and oil prices to refugees, racial bias, and diverted attention of... Read more
26, 02, 2021
GRAN is deeply concerned about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Tigray that is having a disproportionate impact on women and children.
Speaking at the end of his five day visit to... Read more
19, 02, 2021
In low-income countries, identifying people who have fallen on hard times due to the pandemic is no easy task. So Togo turned to artificial intelligence: a computer program that dives into... Read more
04, 05, 2020
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Advocacy GRAN Style: The Grandmothers Advocacy Network
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30, 09, 2018
Monday, October 1, is the International Day of Older Persons. The day is an opportunity... Read more
19, 09, 2018
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is urging the... Read more
09, 04, 2018
A new HelpAge International report Freedom to Decide for Ourselves brings together the findings from a consultation with 450 older people in 24 countries to find out their perspective on... Read more
26, 10, 2017
While Trump and the actions of media celebrities dominate the headlines, global statistics related to violence, education and the reproductive rights of women and girls receive less attention... Read more
04, 07, 2017
In his column in the National Post on June 14, Terry Glavin writes about Canada’s new Feminist International Assistance Policy. Glavin says, “It's easy to dismiss Trudeau's 'feminist foreign... Read more
10, 06, 2017
Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announces Canada's first feminist International Assistance Policy, with a focus on gender equality and women's rights, support for local women’s organizations, and a... Read more
29, 03, 2017
GRANs may be disappointed that last week’s budget provided no increase to Official Development Assistance (ODA), but we remain persistent and optimistic, remembering the words of Mahatma... Read more
08, 03, 2017
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day for us to once again remind ourselves of the situation for women in Sub-Saharan Africa. All around the globe we... Read more
15, 12, 2016
This week UNAIDS, for the first time, will hold a thematic session on HIV/AIDS and aging. The background document contains the latest information and has a special section on AIDS and older women... Read more
12, 12, 2016
Recently, a few GRANs attended a workshop on “Evaluating Advocacy” put on by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. One of the learnings from the... Read more
01, 12, 2016
December 1 is World AIDS Day and in recognition we look back at the history of the pandemic, we acknowledge the progress that has been made and we look to the future and all that needs to be done... Read more
28, 08, 2016
GRAN representative Irene Clarke attended the Civil Society Organization Hearing that led to the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in early June. The result of the meetings was the UN... Read more
15, 08, 2016
GRAN participated in the recent consultations held by the Government of Canada to formulate a new framework for international assistance. ... Read more
23, 06, 2016
Worldwide, more than 17 million people are on treatment for HIV infection but about 20 million HIV-infected people are still untreated. An article in the Lancet suggests this issue willl need to... Read more
23, 03, 2016
World TB Day is observed each year to raise awareness about Tuberculosis. TB is the leading killer of people living with HIV. The disease is preventable and although some progress has... Read more
06, 01, 2016
This new year marks the official launch of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Adopted by world leaders last September in New York, this new agenda calls on countries to begin... Read more
10, 12, 2015
Women and men are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all of their human rights and to be free from all forms of discrimination. Yet discrimination against women persists in many... Read more
30, 11, 2015
Today, December 1, is World AID's Day. It has been celebrated since 1988, to raise awareness about the AIDs pandemic and to remember the millions who have died. The toll that this... Read more
21, 07, 2015
AIDS researchers released a call to action recently for a worldwide shift in HIV treatment, to providing medication immediately after diagnosis instead of first watching for signs of illness to... Read more
15, 07, 2015
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are ambitious targets to eliminate world poverty and food insecurity by 2030. The SDGs follow on from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which... Read more
Nov 15, 2024
“A group of governments, multilateral development banks, UN agencies, and some of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations are announcing expanded efforts and increased coordination and... Read more
Nov 12, 2024
“The right funding now can protect the frontlines of the climate crisis from the worst effects of extreme weather events. For many developing countries, particularly in Africa, the cost of... Read more
Oct 15, 2024
“Everyone should have access to enough, nutritious, diverse, affordable, and safe foods.” -- FAO October 16 is marked each year as World Food Day. This year the UN invites us to focus on foods... Read more