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Humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities

This publication brings together standards, key actions and practical guidance for including older people and people with disabilities in emergency responses. It also provides tools and resources, and case studies illustrating how older people and people with disabilities can better participate in humanitarian action.

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The first issue of our Asia newsletter Connect focuses on national transfer accounts, revisiting the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, celebrating Age Demands Action and other stories from around the region.

Old age income security in Thailand: work, family and social protection (Thai)

This is the Thai translation of a brief that explores growing older affect a person's income security in Thailand by assessing three of the most important income sources for older people: work, family and social protection. The analysis is based in part on results of a study of income security in five Asian countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, undertaken in partnership between HelpAge and UNFPA.

The ageing of Myanmar’s farmer population

The is a summary of the report The Ageing of Myanmar's Farmer Population: Implications for Agriculture and Food Security which looks into the future age profile of Myanmar's smallholder agriculture population, the implications of an older farming population for Myanmar's agricultural future, and the broad policy and practice steps which would help Myanmar to best position itself for this future.

Old age income security in Thailand: work, family and social protection

This brief explores growing older affect a person's income security in Thailand by assessing three of the most important income sources for older people: work, family and social protection. The analysis is based in part on results of a study of income security in five Asian countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, undertaken in partnership between HelpAge and UNFPA.

Old age income security in the Philippines: work, family and social protection

This brief explores growing older affect a person's income security in the Philippines by assessing three of the most important income sources for older people: work, family and social protection. The analysis is based in part on results of a study of income security in five Asian countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, undertaken in partnership between HelpAge and UNFPA.

Violence against older women

This discussion paper highlights the types of violence, abuse and neglect older women experience, and offers recommendations for a collaborative approach to close the data, policy and programme gaps that prevent women living free from violence, including in older age.

An assessment of available evidence on NCDs and their risk factors in Myanmar

This report summarises the key findings from a review of evidence on NCDs in Myanmar. It encompasses a review of published literature from 2000 to 2015 on NCDs and their risk factors, qualitative interviews with key actors engaged in NCD research in Myanmar, and additional reviews of ethical committee inquiries and post-graduate research on NCDs in Myanmar.