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The needs and capacities of older persons are often overlooked in an emergency response because humanitarian actors do not register their presence or because of their weak socio-economic position...
In emergencies, the poorest people suffer hardest and longest, including significant numbers of older people. Older people are often at least as vulnerable as other population groups, such as...
This guideline, from HelpAge International, has been developed to support field teams to implement protection activities for older people in emergency and recovery contexts. Its primary targets...
This document was originally published on the official website of the UNHCR at: https://www.unhcr.org/.
This document forms part of the 4th edition of...
This document can also be found on the official website of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR): https://...
When communities are struck by conflict or natural disaster, older people are among the most vulnerable people affected. Some need targeted assistance or specific approaches within general...
This resource's primary strategy is to instil safe behaviour by raising awareness and educating both those at risk as well as those around them who can influence their behaviour. This toolkit is...
This Joint Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (Joint Plan) describes the inter-agency framework of preparedness for and response to an actual, potential or perceived...
The 2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum took place from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 September 2017, and was hosted by UN Environment at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON). Organized by...
