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10 April 2023

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Opportunity:

Consultancy: Examining the wellbeing of older Ukrainian refugees in Poland [info]
- Submit proposals by 19 April 2023.

Short pieces:

Disability and Migration in South Africa (On the Move Blog, March 2023) [text]

"Refugee research aims to improve support services for people with a disability fleeing war-zones," ABC News [Australia], 11 March 2023 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Ageism, an invisible social determinant of health for older Syrian refugees in Lebanon," Conflict and Health, 16:62 (Nov. 2022) [open access]

"Anxiety and Stress Related to COVID-19 Among the Community Dwelling Older Adults Residing in the Largest Refugee Camp of the World," Community Mental Health Journal, Latest Articles, 6 March 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on Rohingya in Bangladesh.

"Association between Disability and Unmet Food Needs in the Venezuelan Migrant and Refugee Population: Analysis of a Population-Based Survey, 2022," Nutrients, vol. 15, no. 7 (March 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Peru.

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Day of General Discussion, 7 & 8 March 2023 [access]
- Purpose was to assist the Committee with elaboration of a "general comment on persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies." Follow link to access all the submissions.

"Disability, Rehabilitation, and Assistive Technologies for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Italy: Policies and Challenges," Societies, vol. 13, no. 3 (March 2023) [open access]

'I’ve lost the life I knew': Older people’s experiences of the Ukraine war and their inclusion in the humanitarian response (HelpAge International, Feb. 2023) [text]

Older people in crisis in Yemen: an urgent call for action (HelpAge International, March 2023) [text]

"Older Refugee Perspectives on Death, Remembrance, and Burial: The East Timorese in Indonesia," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 23 March 2023 [open access]

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