Humanitarian Action and Older Persons: An essential brief for humanitarian actors

Published 2008
Type Good practice
Theme Accountability to Affected Populations, Age, Communicating with Communities, Communication with affected populations, Disaster management, Disaster Risk Reduction, Human Rights and IHL, Humanitarian Access, Humanitarian Assistance, Preparedness, Safety & Security
Language English
Pages: 7
Uploader Rana Ayoub
Publisher(s) Inter-Agency Standing Committee
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Location(s) Worldwide
Author(s) Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Rights © Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) 2008.
Source: Humanitarian Action and Older Persons: An essential brief for humanitarian actors
Find more on these topics Older people, elderly, Ageing, humanitarian assistance, Older persons, emergencies, international human rights, Humanitarian law, protection, livelihood
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This document can also be found on the official website of the World Health Organization at www.who.int.This advocacy paper proposes building awareness about the rights and needs of older persons, as it is the first step to reducing their marginalization during and after crises and enabling them to continue supporting themselves and others.This resource is part of the collection "Engaging older persons in humanitarian response". Collections are monitored daily and new content is added."