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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...
Anecdotally, older people are considered to be vulnerable to emergency events, from the preparation phase, through the response, and into the recovery phase. This article, from Flinders University...
This document systematically reviews the main risks (defined as potential adverse consequences of a crisis) older people are exposed to in emergency situations. It is intended for humanitarian...
Specific objectives of the study were:1. What government policies and programmes were in place to ensure the rights of olderpersons in Lesotho and where policy and service gaps exist in the...
On this article from the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies, the authors highligh that Africa continues making progress in human rights, but the rights of older people continue...
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...
The UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Factsheet describes the actions the Unit undertakes in its role to respond to the environmental dimensions of emergencies. It goes into detail on how the Unit...
This document can also be found on the official website of HelpAge International at: link www.ageingasia.orgThis “Age-...