Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Reports: 

Checklist to ensure the meaningful engagement of young persons with disabilities in humanitarian action (UN Youth & UNFPA, Dec. 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Disability, displacement and disaster resilience: ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in situations of forced displacement and statelessness (UNDRR & UNHCR, Jan. 2024) [text]

Disabled Immigrants Face Compounding Barriers to Education and Employment: Insights from an Expert Convening and Future Research Directions (Urban Institute, Dec. 2023) [access]

- Focuses on the US. Follow link for summaries in English and Spanish.

Displaced Ukrainians with Disabilities Seeking Temporary Protection in Europe, Situational Update, no. 20 (EU Agency for Asylum, Jan. 2024) [text]

Persons with Disabilities in Asylum and Reception Systems: A Comprehensive Overview (EU Agency for Asylum, Jan. 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"Cross-cultural barriers and facilitators of dementia care in Arabic-speaking migrants and refugees: Findings from a narrative scoping review," Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, vol. 25 (Jan.-Feb. 2024) [open access]

"The determinants of sustained adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon," PLoS ONE 18(6): e0268851 (June 2023) [open access]

"Involving older people in the preparedness, response, and recovery phases in humanitarian emergencies: a theoretical framework on ageism, epistemic injustice, and participation," The Lancet: Health Longevity, vol. 5, no. 1 (Jan. 2024) [open access]

"Left behind: newcomer children with disabilities and their families," Frontiers in Public Health, 22 Jan. 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Canada.

"Self-reported Disability Among Recently Resettled Refugees in the United States: Results from the National Annual Survey of Refugees," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 18 Dec. 2023 [open access]

- Focuses on the US.

"Visual Methods for Qualitative Research with Older Refugees: Reflection on Strengths and Drawbacks," The Qualitative Report, vol. 29, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

Resource:

Facilitator's Guide: Working with Older Persons in Forced Displacement (UNHCR, Oct. 2023) [access]

- "This Facilitator’s Guide includes four interconnected modules with session objectives, learning points, activity descriptions and tools to support UNHCR Country Office staff and partners to facilitate workshops on strengthening the protection of older persons." 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (4 Dec. 2023)