At the request of the request of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Working Group, HelpAge International facilitated an inter-agency review of proposed IASC actions in relation to meeting the needs of older people in humanitarian response. The recommendations of this review were endorsed by the IASC Working Group and member agencies were requested to incorporate the recommendations into their work, with the support of HelpAge International where appropriate. The IASC also committed to circulate the recommendations to global cluster leads and the chairs of the IASC subsidiary bodies.

HelpAge International has a vision of a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, healthy and secure lives. HelpAge International is a global network striving for the rights of disadvantaged older people to economic and physical security; healthcare and social services; and support in their caregiving role across the generations.