This issue highlights the enduring strength and evolving needs of older people impacted by the Ukraine crisis. Among the key themes:
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The growing importance of targeted psychosocial and mobility support, as displacement, isolation and disability combine to raise risks for older people living through the war.
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Empowerment through participation: older people are increasingly taking leadership roles in peer-support groups, community safe spaces and local humanitarian planning, repositioning themselves as active agents of change rather than passive recipients.
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Age-inclusive recovery: a focus on ensuring older people are integrated into reconstruction, social protection and local governance – so that rebuilding isn’t just about infrastructure, but about dignity, community and rights.
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Data and visibility: emphasising how older people continue to be under-counted in humanitarian responses, and the urgent need for disaggregated data, accessible support systems and equity-driven approaches.
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Living dignity in protracted crisis: personal stories illustrating how older people cope with loss, adapt to new realities, carry hope, and lean on each other despite prolonged hardship.
Read the full issue here.
Learn more about our support for older people in Ukraine.