There has been growing attention to the needs of persons with disabilities and older persons, and a variety of initiatives have been conducted at country levels to raise awareness and capacity on disability and aging inclusion.
On 14th May 2014, UNHCR, Handicap International, HelpAge International and the Women’s Refugee Commission convened and facilitated a one-day meeting in Amman, Jordan to:
- Share examples of disability and aging inclusion from different countries involved in the Syrian crisis response;
- Discuss ongoing barriers and challenges; and
- Explore strategies to optimize capacity development, sharing and learning across the sector as the crisis continues to evolve.
Thirty representatives of UN agencies, humanitarian organisations, aging and disability-related agencies - local and international actors from across the region - attended this meeting. This document summarises the findings from this meeting with stakeholders, as well as the recommendations for future capacity development.
