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Older persons in displacement remain too often underidentified, underconsulted & underprioritized. "Protecting the rights of #OlderPersons is a core protection concern," UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency' Tomoko Ishihara told the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group on Older Persons at its 1st session.

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