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Our New Resource
Strengthening
Older People's Rights: Towards a UN Convention
Produced
as a collaborative effort of nine aging organizations around the
world, this report provides arguments and tools for engaging people
across the globe in a discussion of the need for a UN Convention on
the Rights of Older Persons.
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Japan: "Japanese Centenarians in
Limbo" (August 5, 2010)
(Article in Spanish)
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Where are the centenarians in Japan? After discovering that "the oldest man in Tokyo" had been dead for three decades, Japanese officials are now trying to find the country's supposedly oldest woman who was last seen 24 years ago. Police suspect that families hide the death of their elders so as to continue collecting their pension.
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Bolivia: Old People Associations Design a Bill on Elderly Rights (August 26, 2010)
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The National Association of Senior Citizens of Bolivia (ANAMBO) wants the Legislative Plurinational Assembly to debate a bill calling for the creation of a Ministry for the Elderly. If enacted, it would give comprehensive care to older people.
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Turkey: Turkish Retiree Decided to Exchange his Vote for a Wife (August 28, 2010)
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A surprising request came from a Turkish retiree during ongoing debates about proposed amendments to the Constitution. When asked how he would vote in the coming referendum, the old man complained about his lonely life; he asked a Party representative to find him a wife. He promised to vote for the amendments. The Party representative’s reaction is unknown.
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Report: Chile: National Study on the Dependence of Older Persons (2010)
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Report: Latin America: The Impact of a Minimum Pension on Old Age Poverty and Its Budgetary Cost (July 2010)
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In the "National Study on Aging Dependence," researchers from the University of Chile and Senama demonstrated that 24.1% of older Chileans depend on one or more of their family members for financial or physical support. Most Latin American countries now face an accelerated demographic transition, revealing the many ways aging is affecting the population. The report shows class and gender inequalities among people over 60 years, and how education can prevent dependency.
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Researchers at the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics examine the impact the fiscal cost of universal minimum old age pensions in Latin America and how they reduce poverty. They examined recent household survey data from 18 countries to reach their conclusions.
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China: One Child Policy Exacerbates China’s Aging Population Problem (August 30, 2010)
(Article in Chinese)
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In the late 1970s, the Chinese government implemented the One Child Policy in order to alleviate the economic, social and environmental problems in China. More than 30 years after the policy was introduced, the first only-child generation has become parents of their own children. Therefore, the massive pressure of taking care of their parents and children now falls on these young couples. In China, this problem has been named the “4:2:1” phenomenon, meaning that increasing numbers of couples will be solely responsible for the care of one child and four parents.
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Greece: The Dead are Still Receiving Pensions (August 26, 2010)
(Article in French)
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Greek authorities have discovered that more than 321 deceased citizens still receive their pensions. Furthermore, 8,500 elderly people over 100 years old are also getting pension payments while the country has only registered 2,665 centenarians. Greek authorities are investigating these potential fraudulent payments.
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