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Aging of the HIV epidemic - AIDS journal supplement 2012
AIDS [journal], 2012Special supplement edition of the Journal AIDS, concentrating on HIV and AIDS in the elderly. Articles are free to access. Articles include:DocumentDeveloping an indicator-based framework for monitoring older people's human rights: panel, survey and key findings for Peru, Mozambique and Kyrgyzstan
HelpAge International, 2013This project was commissioned by HelpAge International as a basis for broader efforts to develop an indicator-based system for monitoring older people’s human rights in different countries across the world. The project has three key aims:DocumentWorld population prospects, the 2012 revision, volume I: comprehensive tables
United Nations Population Division, 2013According to the 2012 Revision of the official United Nations population estimates and projections, the world population of 7.2 billion in mid-2013 is projected to increase by almost one billion people within the next twelve years, reaching 8.1 billion in 2025, and to further increase to 9.6 billion in 2050 and 10.9 billion by 2100.DocumentSocial protection floor for a fair and inclusive globalization
International Labour Organization, 2011The social protection floor approach has been developed by the ILO, drawing on recent experiences of extending protection, mostly in developing countries. It includes guarantees of:DocumentSocial protection for the poorest in Africa compedium of papers presented during the International Conference on Social Protection, 2008
2008Conference proceedings from the International Conference on Social Protection, Uganda, 8th-10th September 2008. Papers cover: social protection design programmes social protection, vulnerability and rights social protection, growth and assets politics and financing social protection in Africa children and social protectionDocumentPotentiality of reverse mortgages to supplement pension: the case of Chile
BBVA Research, 2013Reverse mortgages have been established as an alternative for generating liquid flows of income during retirement in some developed countries. Given that the risks associated with lower income during old age are usually covered by a wide range of sources of funding, this paper analyses the potentiality of reverse mortgages as alternative income during old age.DocumentSri Lanka - demographic transition: facing the challenges of an aging population with few resources
World Bank, 2012As a result of low fertility rates and high life expectancy, the current demographic trends in Sri Lanka include a declining share of children and increasing share of elderly, and (for now) an increasing working age population.OrganisationSocial Protection Floor (SPF)
A Social Protection Floor (SPF) is the first level of a comprehensive national social protection system. It is comprised of:DocumentThe Social Protection Index: assessing results for Asia and the Pacific
Asian Development Bank, 2013Strengthening social protection represents a priority contribution to achieving inclusive growth, one of the three main pillars of the Asian Development Bank (ADB’s) Strategy 2020. This report analyses comprehensive 2009 data on government social protection programmes in 35 countries in Asia and the Pacific.DocumentAchieving a demographic dividend
Population Reference Bureau, 2012The demographic dividend refers to the accelerated economic growth that begins with changes in the age structure of a country’s population as it transitions from high to low birth and death rates.Pages