PORTLAND, USA, Feb 23 (IPS) – With the unprecedented ageing of populations worldwide, countries are struggling with the critical questions of who should be responsible for caring for the old and what should be the extent of care provided to women and men in old age.
Read the full story, “Caring for The Old”, on globalissues.org →

‘Where do we go?’: How Israel’s ‘yellow line’ is closing in on Palestinians
The world just had the hottest August ever
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones
At Hammarskjöld’s Grave, Sixty-Five Years After Ndola
Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen
Central Asia Marks 20 Years of Its Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone With Renewed Call for Disarmament