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Haiti photo exhibition Access for All Because of discrimination, and multiple discrimination, many men, women and children of all ages are excluded from humanitarian relief. 'Agencies who respond to emergencies are also in danger of maintaining or even worsening the entrenched exclusion and predjudice experienced by many people before an emergency... Children, as an already powerless group, may be particularly at risk of discrimination in an emergency. These risks can be multiplied if children are subject to discrimination because they are girls, have a disability or are members of oppressed religious, ethnic or linguistic groups.'(1) 'Poor, older people, especially women, are systematically challenged and disempowered by poverty and lack of access to social services. These are often compounded by displacement from traditional homes and/or the destruction of traditional social structures.' (2) Addressing discrimination is essential to providing access to relief for all. Image: cbm/Shelley (1) Save the Children - Non-discrimination in Emergencies Training manual and toolkit, 2008 (2) Older people in disasters and humanitarian crises, Guidelines for Best Practice - HelpAge International/ UNHCRs Go to next slide |
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