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Highly vulnerable groups such as older people and people with disabilities face specific challenges in humanitarian crises. This HelpAge International and Handicap International report shows that less than 1% of humanitarian aid targets older people and people with disabilities, and stresses an urgent need to integrate these groups into humanitarian responses.
Highly vulnerable groups such as older people and people with disabilities face specific challenges in humanitarian crises. This HelpAge International and Handicap International report shows that less than 1% of humanitarian aid targets older people and people with disabilities, and stresses an urgent need to integrate these groups into humanitarian responses.
This report of a survey in camps in north-eastern Kenya shows that older people are vulnerable to malnutrition but often not recognised as such. It recommends how to measure older people’s nutritional status.
This briefing, the seventh in our Pension Watch series, summarises the findings of longitudinal research on ageing, wellbeing and development and the role of social pensions in South Africa and Brazil.
This paper outlines the crucial role that social transfers can play in reducing intergenerational and chronic poverty and accelerating progress to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
This policy brief sets out why and how the EU, as the world's largest aid donor, must start including older people in its development policies and programmes.
This policy brief sets out why and how the EU, as the world's largest aid donor, must start including older people in its development policies and programmes.
This Age UK and HelpAge joint report looks at how older people's needs in emergencies are not met and makes recommendations for change.
This policy brief sets out why and how the EU, as the world's largest aid donor, must start including older people in its development policies and programmes.
This report in progress is part of an assessment of the implementation of MIPAA. It looks at existing policies, legislation, data, research and institutional arrangements. It provides information on the implementation of MIPAA in 133 countries; with 32 in detail.
This publication looks at psychosocial support and how it relates to older carers in Africa. It offers recommendations to influence policies which provide support for older carers. It targets decision makers, health care workers and government agencies.
This report analyses the effectiveness of the World Bank’s Unified Monthly Benefit top-up and whether it reduces the vulnerability of the poorest households to food and fuel price increases.
