Vulnerability of the elderly under states of emergency

In 1993, as a result of increased sanctions and turbulence in the former Yugoslav republics, hyperinflation reached levels parallel only to Germany after WWI. The Serbian elderly, who in 1993 were receiving pensions of less than £3 a month (1 kg of meat cost £4 at the time), were some of the war's most vulnerable victims. Unable to live on the little money and resources they had, many of Serbia's 1.2 million pensioners were sighted picking through trash cans for rotten fruit and vegetables.

1. Lack of protection for the vulnerable
2. Dependency of the elderly

1. Unequal mortality of the elderly among countries
2. Destruction of civilian populations and institutions
3. Ageism

1. Violation of rights of vulnerable groups during states of emergency
2. Susceptibility of the old to physical ill-health
3. Slowness of sensori-motor activities in the aged
4. Neglect of the aged
5. Misallocation of resources to protect the elderly
6. Inadequate income in old age
7. Hyperinflation
8. Disasters

1. Vulnerability of women and children in emergencies

1. Protecting vulnerable groups during disasters
2. Protecting against vulnerability of the elderly under states of emergency
3. Abstaining from protection of the aged during disasters

1. War
2. Vulnerability
3. Protection
4. Overprotectiveness
5. Lack
6. Invulnerability
7. Disaster
8. Age