In this issue, we spotlight how older people continue to face multi-layered challenges amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine — displacement, loss of access to essential services, and social isolation. The feature stories explore how inclusive humanitarian action can empower them, with older people not just as recipients of aid, but as active contributors to their communities’ resilience. Key highlights:
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Practical support in action: mobility aids, cash assistance, and community safe spaces enabling older people to retain dignity and connection.
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Older people leading change: profiles of individuals who are stepping into roles of leadership, peer support and community-organising.
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Urgent calls-to-action: focusing on ensuring older people are visible in recovery plans, not left behind as the crisis protracts.
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A look at the role of data, partnerships and advocacy in building age-inclusive responses — because recognising older people’s needs and capacities is vital to humanitarian effectiveness.
Read the full issue here.
Learn more about our support for older people in Ukraine.