Refugees face similar challenges across Syria’s neighbouring countries, a report by 28 NGOs has found, warning that long-term efforts are still needed by the international community and host governments.
Approximately 100,000 Palestinians remain displaced this winter, living in dire conditions. With severe restrictions on movement, most of the 1.8 million residents are trapped in the coastal enclave, with no hope for the future.
Many older people said that joining in HelpAge activities made them realise how they could contribute, helping them to feel part of society again. The typhoon affected 1.27 million people over the age of 60.
A survey conducted for today’s International Day for Disaster Reduction demonstrates that older persons are often excluded or marginalised when disaster management plans are being drawn up at community level.
Two days ahead of the scheduled peace talks, a coalition of leading global aid agencies responding to the Syria crisis calls on all parties to the conflict to double their efforts to reach a negotiated settlement.
Older people constitute a significant and growing number of those affected by humanitarian crises. About 12.5 per cent of the world’s population is aged 60 or over. The United Nations defines older people as those who are above 60 years.
However, the definition should be adapted to local...