Expert Voices

These essays bring together experts in the fields of ageing, and international development, to focus on the often unexplored issue of global ageing and development. We are grateful to all of the contributors who gave their time freely.

What would a convention on the rights of older persons look like?

Geraldine Van Bueren QC follows her previous article on why a convention for older persons is necessary with an explanation of what this convention might look like.

Older women contribute so much to society

Academic expert on gender and development Diane Elson us why older women's economic rights are so important.

Ageing in sub-Saharan Africa

Dr Isabella Aboderin, Head of the Programme on Ageing and Development at APHRC in Nairobi, discusses ageing in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ageism in human rights law

Craig Mokhiber, Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, discusses ageism in human rights law.

Data means action

Claire Melamed, Emma Samman and Laura Rodriguez Takeuch from the Overseas Development Institute discuss the important of data in relation to older people in developing countries.

Dementia is global

Martin Prince, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry of the Centre for Global Mental Health, discusses the issue of dementia on a global scale.

Discussing older women's rights

Baroness Sally Greengross OBE was Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre-UK. She wrote this piece for us on older women's rights.

Do we respect our elders?

Mary Robinson, member of The Elders and first woman President of Ireland, examines changing attitudes towards ageing and older people.

Ensuring income security in old age

Armando Barrientos, Professor and Research Director at the Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, discusses the importance of ensuring income security in old age.

Healthy ageing is vital to social and economic development

Dr Margaret Chan, former Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), details how healthy ageing is vital to social and economic development.

Inequality and ageing

Sir Richard Jolly is an Emeritus Fellow and Honorary Professor at the IDS at the University of Sussex. Here he discusses the issues surrounding inequality and ageing.

Investing in health: the case of hypertension

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Professor of Social Policy and International Development at the University of East Anglia, discusses the case of hypertension in terms of investing in health.

Older people in emergencies

Sir Brendan Gormley KCMG MBE, international development consultant, discusses the issues that face older people in emergencies.

The care challenge: experience from Asia

Eduardo Klien, the East Asia/Pacific Regional Director for HelpAge International, discusses the care challenge in Asia.

The case for a convention

Geraldine Van Bueren QC, Professor of International Human Rights Law and one of the original drafters of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, explains why a convention for older persons is necessary.