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To date, practitioners and policy makers have devoted scant attention to the impact of displacement caused by human rights violations, conflict and natural hazards on older men and women. Yet...
In humanitarian crises, older people are among the most vulnerable, but their needs and contributions receive little recognition when compared with, for example, children. The United Nations High...
This study gives an overview of how disability and ageing issues have been incorporated into water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes. It presents a ‘mainstreaming continuum’ as a...
At Sanitation and Water for All, we are working to ensure that everyone has adequate access to water and sanitation services. Recognising the needs of older people is essential for our common...
Humanitarian crises affect each person differently depending on their gender, age, disability and other personal characteristics. Older people and people with disabilities are often overlooked in...
The Royal Government of Cambodia’s Ministry of Rural Development has developed the National Strategic Plan on Rural Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (RWSSH) 2014 - 2025. This National Strategic...
Given that the frequency and severity of natural disasters as a result of climate change are likely to increase, and that, by 2050, 22% of the world’s population will be aged 60 or over, it is...
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...
As part of HelpAge International’s project on advancing the rights and protection of conflictaffected older South Sudanese migrants in Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan, HelpAge commissioned the...
- Fair guidelines: four steps towards a UN convention on the rights of older people.