This advocacy paper on humanitarian assistance and older persons has been developed by a wide range of humanitarian agencies, including: HelpAge International (HAI); International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); Public Health Agency of Canada; United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the
World Health Organization (WHO).
The authors state why there is a need to pay attention to older persons in emergencies and argue that recent events have brought to light the disproportionate impact of natural disasters and crises on older people:
http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43137
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