12 April 2017

Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People

Aging in Times of Crisis: Health Inequality among Older Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Presentation at Cambridge Symposium on Gender Equality and Human Rights, Cambridge, UK, 10 Feb. 2017 [info]
- An abstract is available here.

Australia Has Kept Disabled Migrant Children Out for Decades - It's Time We Gave Them Protection Instead (The Conversation, March 2017) [text]

Elderly and on the Run from El Salvador’s Street Gangs (UNHCR, April 2017) [text]

EU: Ensure Aid Reaches Refugees with Disabilities (Human Rights Watch, March 2017) [text]
- See also related VOA news story.

Fresh Hope in Germany for Syrian Girl Who Fled Home in a Wheelchair (UNHCR, April 2017) [text]

Older People in Situations of Migration in Africa: The Untold Migration Story (HelpAge & Samuel Hall, Feb. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Strengthening the Role of Women with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action: A Facilitator’s Guide (Women's Refugee Commission, Feb. 2017) [text]

Understanding Sexual and Gender-based Violence against Refugees with a Communication Disability and Challenges to Accessing Appropriate Support: A Literature Review (Manchester Metropolitan University, Jan. 2017) [text via ResearchGate]

Vulnerability- and Resilience-based Approaches in Response to the Syrian Crisis: Implications for Women, Children, and Youth with Disabilities (Women's Refugee Commission, Jan. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities and Older People (18 Jan. 2017)

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