Pandemic making life harder for older refugees in Latin America

Pandemic making life harder for older refugees in Latin America
United Nations
27 May 2021, 07:21 GMT+10
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the already difficult situation of older refugees across Latin America, according to a joint assessment published on Wednesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the NGO HelpAge International.
The global crisis is damaging their well-being and access to vital rights and services, by heightening pre-existing threats to their physical and mental health, nutrition, finances and legal status.
"Older persons in forced displacement have long encountered neglect and insufficient protection. Their full inclusion in national responses to the pandemic, including in COVID-19 vaccination plans, is key in order to safeguard their dignity and rights", said Jose Samaniego, Director of UNHCR's Regional Bureau for the Americas.

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