The Humanitarian Inclusion Standards for Older People and People with Disabilities

Publication language
English
Pages
264pp
Date published
07 Feb 2018
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Disability, Gender, humanitarian action, Humanitarian Principles, Older people, Standards
Organisations
Handicap International, Sphere, CBM International, Help Age International
Link
https://handbook.spherestandards.org/en/his/#ch001

The Humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities are designed to help address the gap in understanding the needs, capacities and rights of older people and people with disabilities, and promote their inclusion in humanitarian action.

They are designed both to strengthen the accountability of humanitarian actors to older people and people with disabilities, and to support the participation of older people and people with disabilities in humanitarian action. The standards can be used as guidance for programming, and as a resource for training and advocacy, particularly for influencing organisational policies and practice to be more inclusive.

Authors: 
Age and Disability Capacity Programme (ADCAP)