Meeting the needs of older people through solidarity, empowerment and data
(WorldNews Italy)

CHIȘINĂU, Moldova/UNITED NATIONS, New York - Maria Roșca has been alone for months. The 73-year-old widow hasn`t left home since the COVID-19 lockdown began. `I keep the TV and the radio on to feel like I`m not alone in the house,` she told UNFPA. But her sense of isolation isn`t new - just exacerbated. Moldova has one of the highest emigration rates in Europe. Ms. Roșca`s daughter lives in Italy and her son in Russia. `My children can`t even come home to see me because the borders are closed due to the pandemic,` she explained. People aged 60 and older account for about a fifth of Moldova`s population, and they often live on their own, facing higher-than-average poverty rates. `This...