Older adults

The elderly

The elderly and disabled persons

Elderly, in accordance with the law.

Another social group which required attention was the elderly.

The elderly enjoyed the same rights as the disabled.

The majority of these involved are elderly people who went to live with relatives in the south. ...

The majority of this population are women, children and the elderly.

Women, children and elderly persons were also said to have been taken from the markets.

The elderly, as a stabilizing force in society, were highly respected in Thailand.

Day centres provide care, the development of skills, education and leisure activities to various groups of people (the elderly, persons with mental disorders etc.), at the same time providing support also to their family members.

Today, in conditions of extreme poverty, only elderly, women and invalids live in Ak Tuz settlement.

Especially disadvantaged groups in respect to employment are older employees, disabled workers and persons with special needs.

From the above case load, about 70 per cent of the refugees and IDPs are children, women and the elderly.

Groups under the poverty line are most often children, persons with a low education level, the elderly and the rural population.

All population groups are exposed to environmental risk factors, but particularly children, pregnant women, chronic patients and the elderly.

These adverse conditions continue to inflict severe hardships on vulnerable groups, such as women, the aged and the young.

I believe that people should not be divided the youngsters, the adolescents, and finally the mature young adults and then the older folks, are all divided people.

In addition, large segments of the population, in particular children, elderly persons and women, including widows, have been left with no means of livelihood.

The elderly in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have been affected the most by the deteriorating medical services and home care conditions.

Female farmers in remote and mountainous areas, especially single, household headed and elderly women are the most vulnerable.

Female farmers in the mountainous and remote areas, especially single, household headed and old women, are the most vulnerable group.

Special attention should be given to protection of vulnerable groups, such as children, the elderly, the infirm or disabled, or of non citizens from terrorist acts.

The particularly barbaric and violent nature of the systematic rape of women, girls and children, and even of older women, should be stressed.

HO defines vulnerable groups as in particular children, pregnant women and fertile people, the elderly and the poor.

Children under age 15 account for 30 per cent of the population and persons aged 65 years or over account for 6 per cent.

Among the groups to whom the Order dedicates special attention are the handicapped, lepers, diabetics, pregnant women, the elderly and abandoned children.

Destitute groups of the population include the elderly, pensioners by and large, whose pensions cannot satisfy basic living needs.

Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that all members of the family women, children, youth, the elderly and disabled persons should be protected from exploitation, violence and abuse.

Public and private services were being adapted to maximize senior citizens apos contribution to society.

And past child bearing women who have no hope of wedlock upon them it is no fault that they lay aside their outer garments, not flaunting their adornment.

And as for women past child bearing who do not expect wed lock, it is no sin on them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show their adornment.

Women past the age of childbearing, who have no desire for marriage, commit no wrong by taking off their outer clothing, provided they do not flaunt their finery.

There is no sin for such elderly women as are past the age of marriage, if they lay aside their outer graments provided that they do not mean to display their adornment.

As for women past child bearing, who have no hope of marriage, it is no sin for them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show adornment.

Those buried in the grave were reported to be mostly women, children and the elderly, victims of a Bosnian Muslim attack on 7 January 1993.

Very nice, and there my older, senior lungs, as I like to call them, I filled with particulate matter, carbon dioxide and very high doses of ozone.

The 1601 Law said that parents and children were responsible for each other, elderly parents would live with their children.

Older persons have specific health problems, mainly related to their age, but there are also the problems caused by the difficult social and economic conditions.

States may consider establishing expedited procedures, especially for vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, the infirm or disabled, or for non citizens.

Difficulties in obtaining health protection face especially older people, who live in conditions of poverty and therefore have more limited access to health protection.

The victims are in most cases from vulnerable groups such as widows, elderly people living alone or people originating from another locality.

In addition, a number of Governments provide special contributions to support projects serving especially vulnerable groups, such as widows, the aged and the physically disabled.

It is particularly important to target resources on the needs of vulnerable groups of the population, such as children, young people, the unemployed, pregnant women, new born babies and old people.

During these searches, minors, women and elderly people have reportedly also been ill treated, apparently because of their relationship to persons wanted by the police.