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    Global aging preparedness index

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2011
    The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress that countries are making in preparing for global ageing, and particularly the “old-age dependency” dimension of the challenge.
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    Agewell Foundation

    Agewell Foundation works for the empowerment and welfare of older persons. Presently Agewell Foundation involves a network of over 1500 NGOs/VOs.Programmes include:
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    Urban world: mapping the economic power of cities

    McKinsey Global Institute, 2011
    Half of the world populations live in cities. Yet, over the next 15 years, the center of gravity of the urban world will move south, and even more decisively, east. This report draws insights from more than 2000 leading cities in the world, looking at demographic trends and shifts in the profile of households and incomes.
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    Europe and Central Asia, World Bank

    World bank website section covering Europe and Central Asia
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    Unleashing the potential of young rural people

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2011
    The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region presents the largest cohort  of youth after sub-Saharan Africa, with young people making up 20 per cent of the total population in NENA.
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    The effects of a very young age structure in Yemen

    Population Action International, 2011
    Yemen has the most youthful age structure in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa, with three-quarters of its population under the age of 30. It also has a very high fertility rate. Periodic terrorist attacks against foreign targets and its location as a base for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula have highlighted the geopolitical significance of this country.
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    Developing a social assistance strategy for the SADC region based on the success of Brazil’s Bolsa Familia programme

    Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007
    Given the recent interest in South Africa for developing a basic income grant, it is useful to study successful examples of social grant implementation to ascertain the challenges and opportunities associated with such a system.
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    Assuring income security in old age: views of the Mongolian elderly

    Global Action on Aging, 2010
    The proportion of older persons in Mongolia (those aged 60 years and over) is currently estimated at less than 7 per, but this is expected to increase to nearly 25 per cent by 2050. This trend is due to declining levels of fertility and improvements in life expectancy and survival rates to older ages.
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    Population: one planet, too many people?

    Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2011
    Energy, food, water, urbanisation and finance are areas significantly affected by the effects of population growth. How can the engineering profession respond to key challenges in order to ensure the provision of food, water, shelter and energy in the context of an increasing population?
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    Current status of the social situation, wellbeing, participation in development and rights of older persons worldwide, draft report

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
    This draft report provides a overview of ageing-related issues at the national and regional levels, building upon the report of the Secretary-General submitted to the 65th session of the General Assembly. It discusses the social and economic wellbeing of older persons and specifically looks at:

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