Network Paper 53: Protecting andAssisting Older People inEmergencies

Author(s)
Wells, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
36pp
Date published
01 Dec 2005
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
International law, Protection, human rights & security
Organisations
ODI
This paper explores the major policy and practice issues
affecting humanitarian protection and assistance for older
people, and recommends measures to ensure that older
citizens caught up in humanitarian crises enjoy equal rights
and a fair share of humanitarian resources, and are included
in decision-making in programmes that affect their lives. It
aims to add to the small body of work relating to protection
and assistance issues specific to older people. HelpAge
International is one of the few international organisations
that works for older people, and its emergency operations
are limited. Therefore, the paper highlights gaps in
knowledge and areas where further research and work are
required, in the hope of stimulating further progress in this
important area.