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Directive No.20 is about the Policy and Mechanism related to the national disaster management and relief activities. The main purpose of the directive is to create systematic coordination among agencies involve in disaster management as well as relief and rehabilitation activities. This includes protection and care of older adults.
The whole population of Malaysia, including vulnerable groups such as older persons
The directive provides clear guidelines on the management of disasters, including the responsibilities and functions of various agencies involved. It also emphasizes the need for an integrated disaster management system to effectively handle disasters on land.
The development of NSC Directive No. 20 involved a collaborative effort among various agencies and stakeholders in Malaysia. The directive aimed to establish a systematic and integrated disaster management and relief mechanism to handle disasters effectively. It was developed to reduce casualties and minimize damage to properties and the environment, and to ensure effective coordination among agencies involved in disaster management and relief activities.
The directive covers total disaster risk management, increases in complexity, engagement of private, NGO, and community involvement, and consideration of international treaties.
Local housing developers are involved in several development to cater for the hoousing needs of older Malaysians. Several of such housing developments for seniors have emerged in Malaysia in the last decade.
Older persons in Malaysia
These initiatives have created safer and more inclusive living environments for seniors, enabling them to maintain independence while staying close to family. They have improved access to healthcare, reduced risks of accidents through thoughtful design, and promoted active ageing through community activities and recreational spaces. Retirement villages such as Green Acres and Eden-on-the-Park have provided seniors with opportunities for social engagement and healthy living, reflecting a growing trend toward independent and active lifestyles among older Malaysians.
Developers conducted research on seniors’ daily needs and incorporated universal design principles into homes and townships. Implementation involved strategic planning to include healthcare facilities, safe pedestrian pathways, ramps, and community spaces. Projects like Sunway City, Bandar Bukit Raja, and Gamuda Cove were designed to integrate accessibility with lifestyle amenities, while retirement villages were established to offer independent living with optional care services.
This approach addresses the evolving needs of seniors by promoting ageing in place within inclusive communities. It combines safety, accessibility, and social engagement, ensuring older persons can live independently while maintaining a high quality of life.
The Joint Programme "Bridging the Digital Health Divide" in Kyrgyzstan includes older persons and pensioners, alongside women, children, and persons with disabilities. For this population, the relevant interventions were the digitalization of disability certification (removing the need for older or mobility-limited individuals to travel repeatedly to submit paperwork) and the broader integration of the national Digital Health Information System (d-HIS) into a unified Digital Health Profile, giving all 7.1 million citizens, including the elderly, centralized, seamless access to their own health records, lab results, and immunization history without needing to navigate multiple disconnected systems.
People living in remote and mountainous areas, rural health care workers, women and girls (including pregnant women), children, people with disabilities (including children), adolescents and youth. Efforts will be made to ensure that at least 60% of beneficiaries are women and girls, recognizing their often-disproportionate barriers to healthcare access.
The Programme targets at least 120,000 people with disabilities (including older persons) receiving digital disability certificates nationwide, alongside a targeted 20% increase in patients accessing their medical data through the Digital Health Profile. For older citizens, the pilot electronic submission system for disability documentation in Bishkek had already processed roughly 2,000 documents between June 2023 and March 2024.
The implementation plan and structural logic were discussed and finalized with national partners, including the Ministry of Health and the e-Health Centre, considering national priorities and local needs.
Introduced under Article 16.1 of the Labour Code, this law prohibits discrimination in employment, including on the grounds of age. It establishes equal treatment in recruitment, working conditions, remuneration, promotion, and termination of employment. Implemented at the national level, the policy applies to all workers and employers and aims to prevent age-based exclusion and unfair labour practices, thereby supporting equal opportunities and inclusive labour markets.
Vulnerable groups, particularly those at risk of being discriminated, including older persons
Non-discrimination in employment in Azerbaijan is grounded in the country’s legal and institutional framework. Article 16 of the Labour Code expressly prohibits discrimination in labour relations during hiring, changes in employment, and termination on grounds such as citizenship, sex, race, nationality, language, place of residence, social origin, age, family circumstances, religion, political views, trade union membership, or other factors unrelated to professional qualifications and job performance. Employers are barred from directly or indirectly limiting rights or establishing privileges based on these prohibited grounds. Legal protections are reinforced through the Law on Employment, which guarantees equal opportunities to exercise the right to free choice of job and employment irrespective of personal characteristics. Persons who believe they have faced discrimination may seek recourse in courts under the Labour Code.
The non-discrimination provisions in Azerbaijan’s labour framework are a good practice because they codify clear legal prohibitions against discrimination across multiple grounds in employment relations, linking them to both the Labour Code and the Law on Employment. This provides a comprehensive legal basis for equal treatment in hiring, conditions of work, and termination. The model is replicable, as the legal norms align with international standards (including ILO Convention 111 on discrimination in employment) and can be adopted or strengthened in other legal systems. It is sustainable insofar as the rights are enforceable through the judicial system, offering legal remedies to individuals who experience discrimination in employment.
A presidential decree aiming to protect older persons at retirement age from being terminated contracts.
Older persons at retirement age
It was developed by the government of Uzbekistan as a presidential decree and implemented by relevant state bodies responsible for drafting/adjusting labour rules and applying them nationally.
It supports older persons by addressing age discrimination through retirement age as an automatic grounds for dismissal, thus protecting older persons right, income and social participation.
https://ageing-policies.unece.org/browse-policy/3192
In the Kurgan region a third of the population are pensioners and nine per cent persons with disabilities. Many of them live in rural areas with limited access to specialized facilities and services such as psychologists, urologists, neurologists, cardiologists, and others. Families with elderly people with disabilities also lack psychological or legal support. At best, only the economic challenges of old age are addressed, while the complex issues of self-identity, leisure activities, and intergenerational relationships remain unaddressed. To improve access to services and social interaction, the project organized consultations for older persons and their families with professionals in medicine, psychology, and law. Also, active social activities were organized and target groups were taught healthy lifestyle skills.
Senior citizens aged 55 years and over and their care givers living in rural areas of the Kurgan region.
The "Hello!" project reached over 800 people and 24 municipalities in the Trans-Urals region.
It targeted rural areas where older people and their caregivers often face isolation and limited access to specialized services. The project supported older adults by strengthening their physical, emotional, intellectual, and creative capacities, building social connections, promoting healthy‑lifestyle literacy and awareness of pensioners’ rights, and reinforcing their social participation. It also stimulated volunteer engagement among older people and fostered a sense of community. For organizers, it provided an opportunity to further develop their professional skills.
Проект Здравствуйте!Повышение качество жизни пожилых людей в сельской местности.. Охват проекта: Курганская область ID: 15311 | DOBRO.RU
This programme seeks to improve the quality of life and well-being of isolated older persons through establishing sustainable and holistic home care services in Armenia. The establishment of high-quality home care services includes qualification and professionalization of employees in nursing services and development and testing of a monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the service, as well as outlining its financing mechanisms.
Socially vulnerable people with home care needs in in Gyumri & Vanadzor (Armenia), including persons over 65 years of age.
The project was developed through partners with Governments and faith-based organizations. To ensure long‑term sustainability, the project developed specialized gerontology and geriatrics training modules, approved by the Ministry of Health, partnered with vocational schools to train 120 nursing students and provides qualification training for 30 active nurses.
The project promotes a community-based care model, with adequate training and oversight.
The Proximity Housing Grant (PHG) in Singapore, implemented by the Sinaporean Government and the Housing & Development Board, aims to help Singaporeans reduce the cost of purchasing property to live with or near their parents or children. This initiative promotes intergenerational contact by enouraging families to live close together.
Eligible Singaporean families, married couples, and singles (35+) purchasing resale HDB flats to live with or within 4km of their parents or married child.
Up to 2020, around 30,100 applicants had applied, with about 4,500 families and singles choosing to live in the same block—or even the same flat—as their parents or children, and HDB disbursed about S$550 million under PHG.
PHG was established following extensive “Housing Conversations” in 2014 under the theme “Closer Families; Stronger Ties,” and was embedded into the housing subsidy framework by the MND and HDB in August 2015.The scheme was later enhanced in February 2018, increasing grant amounts and simplifying proximity rules.
It promotes stronger family support networks, is widely inclusive, and has demonstrably enabled thousands of families to live closer together—enhancing informal caregiving and social support.
The Government Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme, commonly known as the $2 Scheme, provides heavily subsidized public transport fares to older persons and eligible persons with disabilities in Hong Kong, China. Eligible users can travel on designated public transport services for a concessionary fare, improving affordability and access to community life, services, healthcare, and social participation. The scheme covers a wide range of transport modes, including MTR services, franchised buses, ferries, green minibuses, designated red minibuses, residents' services, kaitos, and tramways. The initiative promotes mobility, social inclusion, and independent living among older persons and persons with disabilities.
Residents of Hong Kong, China aged 60 years or over and eligible persons with disabilities of all ages (recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) with 100% disabilities and recipients of Disability Allowance)
Affordable transportation for the target group.
The scheme was developed as part of efforts to promote active ageing, social inclusion, and equal participation in society.
Affordable transportation enables older persons and persons with disabilities to access healthcare, social services, employment, recreation, education, and family networks.
The Grab Wai Kao programme, a public-private partnership between a major digital platform for transportation and delivery services to help older persons acquire digital skills and access income-generating opportunities through digital platforms.
Grab Wai Kao encourages adults aged 60 years and above to use the Grab digital platform as driver-partners for transport and delivery services. The programme combines digital inclusion with economic empowerment by helping participants learn how to use smartphone applications, platform-based services and digital technologies for work and daily life.
Participants receive:
In its second phase, launched in 2024 under the theme "Smart Aging, Graceful Living: Embracing Tech & AI", the programme expanded its focus to include technology and AI awareness, digital skills development, physical and mental well-being, and continued employment opportunities for older persons.
People aged 60 years or over interested in offering services through a digital platform.
The programme was developed through a public-private-partnership between the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) with Grab Thailand. The programme was therefore conceived not merely as a training project, but as a pathway for older persons to apply digital skills in real economic activities.
It enables older persons to make use of a digital platform for income-generation activities and acquire the necessary digital skills for it.
Smart aging, Graceful living: Embracing tech & AI
