Feb 25, 2026 | News, Ukraine
Since the war in Ukraine broke out in February 2022, HelpAge and its partners have supported hundreds of thousands of people affected by this conflict, many of them older women and men who are too often overlooked. This has meant food and hygiene support, cash...
Nov 14, 2024 | Lebanon, News
Fifty-seven-year-old Sabah and her family were forced to flee their home in Nabatieh, South Lebanon, amid the harrowing airstrikes. Alongside her husband, two sons, and daughter, she endured a gruelling journey, first to the southern suburbs of Beirut, then further...
Nov 12, 2024 | Lebanon, News
My name is Samira, I’m 72, and I want to tell you about my husband, Moussa. We’ve shared a lifetime together, and he has always been my strength and my companion. My husband is seventy-five years-old and is a man who has lived through many challenges. But...
Nov 12, 2024 | Campaigns, News
Lebanon Lebanon is facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis. Since early March 2026, intensified conflict has resulted in over 1,000 lives lost and more than 1 million people displaced — nearly a quarter of the country’s population. Families have been forced...
Nov 12, 2024 | Gaza, News
“I just want this war to end so we can go back to our lives and to our homes.” These were the first words 73-year-old Ridha shared as she began recounting her displacement ordeal that began more than a year ago. Shortly after 7 October 2023, heavy strikes...
