Older Persons Migration Needs in Latin America, 2020

Latin America and the Andean region and northern Central America are the focus of this assessment on the situation and needs of older persons on the move. The UNHCR produced this report in 2020, which also examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rights and services. It provides data and evidence for decision-making, policy design, and program implementation throughout the displacement cycle.

Use Cases

• Designing targeted humanitarian programs based on identified priority needs of older migrants.
• Informing public policy on migration and aging based on evidence of rights and service access.
• Assessing the compounded impact of health crises like COVID-19 on vulnerable migrant populations.
• Advocating for the rights of older persons throughout the displacement cycle based on regional evidence.

Strengths

• Focus on a specific vulnerable demographic (older persons) within a major regional context (migration in the Americas).
• Explicitly addresses a compounding crisis factor (the COVID-19 pandemic's impact).
• Produced by an authoritative organization (UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented as a report (WEB APP, PDF), limiting direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Assessment, likely involving surveys and field research.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:31:59.340893; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Latin America, with focus on the Andean region and northern Central America.