Why Survive? Remembering Dr Robert N. Butler and being old in this pandemic world

I wonder what Dr Robert Butler, Pulitzer Prize winner (non-fiction, 1976) and foremost physician and geriatrician, would say, if he were alive today, about how older people are being treated in this global pandemic.

10th September 2020

An ILC GA webinar: A caring world – responding to the impact of the coronavirus on long-term care

With the ILC Global Alliance marking its 30th anniversary this year, members are coming together on Thursday 18 June 2020 to share their perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care.

2nd June 2020

ILC-GA Position Statement on COVID-19

Following a meeting of its members on Thursday, 7 May 2020, the ILC Global Alliance has prepared a Position Statement on COVID-19.

7th May 2020

Promoting and protecting the rights of older persons

Our representative in Geneva, Silvia Perel-Levin, chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing, Geneva met with Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on 1st April 2019.

9th April 2019

ILC Global Alliance ‘line-up’ at International Federation of Ageing Conference

The next annual conference of the International Federation of Ageing (IFA) in Hyderabad approaches rapidly, and the ILC Global Alliance is delighted to be participating, continuing its strong relationship with the IFA, and its history of featuring strongly in past …

15th May 2014

Ageing included at UN post-2015 meeting

Earlier this month, I attended the intersessional meeting between civil society and the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) in New York. The OWG is the group of UN member states that is leading the process towards a global …

6th December 2013

ILC-UK and the case for adult immunisation

In 2011 the International Longevity Centre – UK along with a host of leading European public health advocates formed SAATI – the Supporting Active Ageing Through Immunisation partnership. Partners from a range of backgrounds, from the University of Barcelona to …

1st July 2013

Housing for older people globally: What are the best practices? An ILC Global Alliance e-dialogue

The discussion paper below collates the findings of 10 ILCs within the ILC Global Alliance on the subject of housing for older people.

22nd May 2013

Value-building of India’s Greatest Resource – Children. An ILC-I Initiative.

Young India going Old: The population of India is more than 1 billion- a very well-known fact. India is the second most populous country in the world, again a well-established statistic. Modern India is being acknowledged as ‘Young India’ because …

21st March 2013

Long term saving across Europe

Europe continues to suffer from a savings crisis which could blight the lives of future generations of older people.

19th February 2013