Strong and fragile: Learning from older people in emergencies

Published 2007
Type Assessment report
Theme Age
Language English
Pages: 31
Uploader Alkholoud Zetouneh
Publisher(s) HelpAge International
Sector(s)
Location(s) Global - Multiple countries
Author(s) Tom Okello
Disaster(s) Protection
Rights © HelpAge International 2007, Registered charity no. 288180
Source: HelpAge International
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This report was prepared at the request of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Working Group. It explores the humanitarian community’s current policies and practice in responding to the needs of older people affected by disaster. It identifies ways by which older people can be seen as an asset in such circumstances as much as an underserved group with a particular set of unmet needs.