The British High Commission (http://bhc.britaus.net/default.asp) provides a wide range of information on the United Kingdom. Check out the 'frequently asked questions' FAQ section for details on British pensions, genealogy, quarantine regulations, licensing requirements, awards and travel.

The International Federation on Ageing (www.ifa-fiv.org) is a private, non-profit organisation that links more than 150 associations across some 54 nations that seek to increase the participation and well-being of older people.

The United Nations (www.un.org) is an organization of sovereign nations. It provides the machinery to help find solutions to international problems or disputes, and to deal with pressing concerns that face people everywhere. The UN declared 1999 the International Year of Older Persons.

World Health Organisation (Ageing and Life Course Unit) (www.who.int/ageing/en/). The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.