An estimated 134 million people around the world need humanitarian assistance and protection1 . Conflict remains the main driver of humanitarian needs, while natural disasters continue to cause many people to need emergency aid. Yet despite the humanitarian principle of impartiality, whereby assistance is provided based on need, most humanitarian assistance still does not reach some of the worst affected individuals. The needs and capacities of people with disabilities and older people continue to be systematically overlooked by the humanitarian system, with low levels of awareness and limited capacity amongst humanitarian actors, and inadequate action plans or budgetary allocation by implementing agencies.