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Over six million people in Ukraine are estimated to have a disability, with three million formally recognised, half of whom are older people. The war has caused new disabilities across all ages, with men making up 60% of those newly recognised. People with disabilities are facing increased hardships, safety risks, and humanitarian access constraints during the war, compounded by preexisting support gaps.
This report builds on ACAPS’ briefing note on what the US aid freeze means to Afghanistan, published on 7 February 2025. It aims to provide a more comprehensive overview of the implications of the US aid freeze and subsequent cuts on humanitarian programming in the country, with a focus on how this affects humanitarian response capacity and Afghans.
This report highlights the key developments affecting humanitarian access in Sudan between October 2024 and March 2025 at both the national and subnational levels, accounting for significant regional variations in access constraints. This is a follow-up report to the 27 June 2024 ACAPS report on humanitarian access in Sudan.
This report analyses the anticipated humanitarian impacts of a potential increase in dengue and yellow fever cases in Putumayo during 2025. It analyses how key drivers, structural vulnerabilities, and aggravating factors could shape the spread of these vector-borne diseases (VBDs) and their humanitarian impacts in this scenario.
This report analyses the current and potential implications of the US funding freeze and stop-work orders on humanitarian operations and needs in Colombia. It aims to provide key stakeholders with an accessible overview of emerging operational and strategic challenges.
This report analyses the actual (by March 2025) and potential implications of the US funding freeze and cuts on the overall humanitarian response in Myanmar, with a particular focus on national and local organisations. It includes a spotlight on the health sector, which is facing significant cuts amid rising health needs.
This report examines trends in Rohingya cross-border displacement in 2024 and early 2025, along with humanitarian needs during the displacement process and upon arrival in Bangladesh specifically. It identifies the drivers of movements and variables that may influence the outlook for displacement in 2025.
On the evening of 17 March 2025, Israel unilaterally ended the ceasefire that it agreed upon with Hamas on 15 January, launching air strikes on Gaza. During the ceasefire, Israel had killed at least 170 Gazans and allowed only 70% of the 600 aid trucks to be allowed in daily. The 17 March air strikes killed at least 404 civilians and injured around 660.
On 11 April, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conducted a three-day assault on Zamzam camp, the largest camp for displaced people in Sudan, located in North Darfur, around 15km south of El Fasher City, resulting in the displacement of at least 406,265 (81%) of the camp’s inhabitants.
This report considers three distinct yet plausible futures for Ukraine through the end of 2025. They focus on how changes in the situation in the country will affect people’s ability to meet their basic needs and affect humanitarian operations in and around Ukraine.
The report aims to present the war-related developments and resulting humanitarian impacts in the Ukrainian-controlled territory of Khersonska oblast (namely Beryslavskyi raion and six hromadas of Khersonskyi raion since July 2024.
This report examines the distinct impacts of escalating violence on children across Ecuador, with a particular focus on protection, education, and health in the provinces of Esmeraldas and Guayas.
This report is a midterm update of the original outlook, with added highlights on other tactics, such as regular countrywide mass drone attacks and other more localised missile attacks on the energy infrastructure
This report analyses the current and potential implications of the US SWOs, subsequent cuts on humanitarian operations, and needs in the DRC, with a focus on the escalating humanitarian needs in eastern DRC provinces as conflict persists.
This report aims to provide a national-level analysis of the implications of the US funding freeze and subsequent terminations of aid for the humanitarian context in Ethiopia to support understanding and decision-making.
The suspension of US assistance will have severe implications for Haiti, where six million people (50% of the 11.9 million population) are in need of humanitarian assistance.
This report analyses the actual and potential implications of the US funding freeze, SWOs, and subsequent cuts on humanitarian operations and humanitarian needs in Sudan.
This report aims to provide a detailed analysis of the causes, dynamics, and humanitarian impacts of clan-based conflicts in Somalia, with a focus on the recently most affected areas. It explores the historical, sociopolitical, and economic roots of the phenomenon, seeking to inform humanitarian responders, policy makers, and development practitioners.
This paper examines Uzbekistan's engagement in Afghanistan, focusing on the period since August 2021. It first describes Uzbekistan's foreign policy perspective on Afghanistan, including humanitarian assistance and economic investments and cooperation.
This report provides an overview of the humanitarian situation in Lebanon following the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The report examines the impact of the conflict on key civilian infrastructure and sheds light on the continuing needs of the affected population.
This report analyses the impact of immigration-related EOs and other declarations issued by the US Government in January 2025 on the humanitarian needs of people on the move in Mexico.
A complex intersection of traditional gender norms and progressive and regressive changes resulting from political instability has long shaped women’s participation in public Afghan life. Over the last century, women and girls have experienced periods of improvement relating to the realisation of their full range of rights.
On 20 January 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) calling for a 90-day suspension of US-funded foreign aid, including humanitarian operations.
This report highlights a global trend of increased violence against humanitarian personnel, facilities, and assets resulting from the escalation and intensification of armed conflicts. Even before it ended, 2024 was already the deadliest year for humanitarian workers worldwide, breaking the record set in 2023.
This report explores the availability of SRH services in Yemen and the multidimensional challenges faced by women and girls in accessing available services, highlighting the intersection of cultural, economic, and structural barriers.
The Syria humanitarian impact overview is a quarterly publication that provides decision makers with a short, accessible overview of key trends and emerging challenges with the potential to affect humanitarian needs in Syria.
This report describes the recent changes in the INFORM Severity Index scores of humanitarian crises in Myanmar from January 2021 to July 2024. The selected period covers the military coup in February 2021, which has significantly affected the humanitarian situation in the country.
This report analyses of the impact of the drought in Brazil, focusing on affected Amazon communities in northwest and central Brazil, primarily in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Rondonia.
This report is an update on the forward-looking snapshot of the Afghan economy published in January 2023 and aims to provide humanitarian responders with an understanding of Afghanistan’s key economic constraints
These updates aim to provide humanitarian responders with an understanding of the shifting policy environment and the broader implications of these policy decisions.
This report aims to assess the needs of IDPs experiencing individual displacement because of conflict in Colombia, with a specific focus on the municipalities of Bogotá, Buenaventura, Florencia, and Ocaña.
The conflict in Kwamouth territory, Mai-Ndombe province, in the western DRC erupted in June 2022 because of a longstanding dispute between the Teke and Yaka communities over land rights and customary fees. Factors such as increasing population pressure, resource scarcity, and political manipulation have aggravated conflict between the two communities. As of 24 October 2024, 146,000 people have been displaced.
This report aims to fill information gaps on the humanitarian needs of Haitian migrants recently deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, particularly since the beginning of October 2024.
This report aims to provide an overview of the current situation in the three states, focusing on the key factors driving conflict and instability. The report analyses the humanitarian impacts and compounding factors within these regions.
This report aims to outline the recent escalation of the armed conflict in Zaporizka oblast, its likely development in the next three months, and current and potential humanitarian impacts. Since the humanitarian crisis in Zaporizka oblast is underreported, and a limited number of assessments have been produced since the escalation, this report aims to support humanitarian response planning.
Following the onset of Ukrainian forces’ crossborder incursion into Russia’s Kursk oblast in August 2024, Russian attacks in Sumska oblast have increased, leading to a deterioration in the oblast’s overall context. This report aims to highlight the support needed to respond to the crisis and reinforce preparedness plans to mitigate the impacts of an anticipated further deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation in the next six months.
This report aims to present the conflict and humanitarian developments in Kharkivska oblast given the Russian military’s proximity to Kupiansk and overall developments in the oblast. To support humanitarian operations, the report also presents anticipated conflict and humanitarian developments and impacts through March 2025.
This report aims to highlight the anticipated humanitarian impact of the coming winter season on the population in Gaza. It particularly focuses on shelter and NFIs, WASH, and health, the sectors anticipated to face the most winter-related impacts.
This report highlights developments in the conflict in Papua in 2024, which indicate worsening humanitarian needs among affected communities. The report emphasises significant humanitarian access constraints and response gaps and examines the outlook in the coming months.
This briefing note explores TFGBV in Yemen, seeking to identify how TFGBV is perpetrated, analyse its impact on survivors, and explore how women and girls navigate these challenges within a society characterised by traditional gender roles and a strong emphasis on ‘honour’. This report also identifies information gaps that require further investigation for a better understanding of TFGBV in Yemen.
This report provides a global overview of the anticipated humanitarian impact of La Niña between September 2024 and February 2025, aiming to support strategic planning and anticipatory action in the humanitarian sector.
This report aims to highlight the current and expected damage and destruction of energy infrastructure and anticipate the impact on the living conditions of people in general but especially the most affected groups during the cold season from October 2024 to April 2025.
This report aims to provide an overview of the humanitarian needs and risks children are facing given the escalating violence in Haiti. While mainly covering the escalation of conflict in 2024 and its impact on children, the report also provides contextual information.
This report highlights the hostilities’ impacts on education in Gaza and the main challenges facing the education system. It will also highlight the secondary impacts of the prolonged lack of education on Gazan students.
A region-by-region analysis of possible developments affecting humanitarian needs and operations in Sudan until December 2025.
This report aims to add to the body of evidence on human safety and security issues that returnees face in Afghanistan to enable targeted protection interventions that are appropriate, relevant, and specific to returnees and that may address the risks host communities are also facing.
This report provides an overview of key humanitarian crises expected to deteriorate or see a significant humanitarian impact in the next five months in South Sudan.
This report explores the key protection risks that children in Ukraine are facing and thevulnerabilities of different groups of children to these risks. It aims to provide an improved understanding of child protection risks for humanitarians to develop more targeted interventions addressing the specific challenges that different groups of conflict-affected children are facing.
This report analyses pre and post-7 October MHPSS needs in Gaza, the drivers of needs, and MHPSS resources and coping capacities, highlighting the specific needs of people of different genders and ages, people with disabilities, healthcare workers, and detained Palestinians.
This report aims to highlight the duty of care challenges that humanitarian responders and volunteers face, particularly those responding in high-risk frontline and occupied areas in Ukraine, with a specific focus on NNGOs and volunteers.
This report provides an update on Interim Taliban Authority (ITA) decrees and directives to provide contextual knowledge in support of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan.Specifically, it maps and analyses ITA policy decisions communicated between September 2023 and June 2024.
This report analyses the humanitarian needs of Sudanese refugees hosted at the Kumer and Awlala refugee camps, those who left and are sheltering outside, and the factors aggravating the situation in order to support humanitarian decision-making.
This report presents the impact of selected protection threats on specific population groups and identifies vulnerabilities among these groups to protection risks in Ukraine between February 2022 and May 2024.
This report compares access challenges across Ukrainian oblasts to inform humanitarian responders and support their decision-making. It is part of the ACAPS quarterly analysis of access constraints, with the latest report published on 26 April 2024.
This risk report outlines the main emerging risks driven or compounded by climate change with the potential to affect Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation and the wellbeing of its population between 2024–2030.
This edition of the spotlight on social impact focuses on the following three themes: the effect of the poppy cultivation ban on farmers’ livelihoods, the availability of maternal health care in rural areas, and the ending of the pension system for government employees.
The onset of El Niño in Colombia in November 2023 led to dry conditions in the Orinoquia region. These conditions resulted in food insecurity, water shortages and rationing, and wildfires, affecting an estimated 195,000 people, predominantly in Arauca department.
This analysis identifies risks posed by a potential polio outbreak, particularly for children, and analyses major constraints in the health and humanitarian response.
This report aims to highlight the food security situation in Sudan, focusing on the drivers of the crisis to analyse how it developed. It also aims to identify vulnerabilities among the affected populations to potentially target and prioritise aid.
This overview compares the overall level of humanitarian access between the last Global Humanitarian Access Index published in December 2023 (covering June–November 2023) and this latest ACAPS assessment (covering December 2023 to June 2024) published in July 2024.
This report aims to highlight Sudan’s current access situation, using a regional focus to account for regions’ markedly different access situations.
Agricultural drought is threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of Afghans, particularly in the country’s northern, northwestern, and central provinces. Nearly half of the country’s districts are classified as ‘very high risk’ and ‘high risk’ according to the Afghanistan Drought Severity Index.
This report aims to provide an overview of the protection and humanitarian needs and challenges along the mixed migration route in Greece. It also aims to provide an overview of the barriers hindering humanitarian access and response to the mixed migration crisis in the country.
This report aims to outline the strategies that households use to meet their needs and identify effective coping strategies that could be reinforced through humanitarian programming, as well as strategies with negative impacts that are currently not being reduced or mitigated.
Since January 2024, protracted violence and conflict between non-state armed groups (NSAGs) linked to the Islamic State have besieged major towns in northeastern and central Mali (in the Gao, Kidal, Ménaka, Mopti, San, Ségou, Taoudénit, and Tombouctou regions)
This report highlights the key contributing factors and aggravating conditions that can increase the global prevalence of cholera, focusing particularly on the impact of the global OCV shortage that is heightening humanitarian needs among affected populations and those vulnerable to spread
Niger has become a country of transit and destination for people on the move. Until 3 May, Niger was hosting around 417,000 refugees and asylum seekers, primarily from Nigeria (over 57%) and Mali (over 31%), with the remaining hailing from various other countries, including Burkina Faso, Chad, and Sudan.
Since 15 April 2023, clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, have caused widespread displacement. IDPs are moving northwards into River Nile and Northern states, which offer security and potential routes to leave the country altogether.
This report highlights the impact of the conflict that started on 07 October on the SRH rights of the people of Gaza. It aims to consider their immediate needs and challenges, as well as some of the longer-term effects of the lack of SRH services.
This report aims to decipher the humanitarian impacts of confinements and mobility restrictions in Colombia, incorporating an intersectional approach that considers the gender and ethnic backgrounds of the affected people.
This report aims to compare access challenges across different Ukraine oblasts to inform humanitarian responders and support their decision-making. It is part of the ACAPS quarterly analysis of access constraints, with the last report published on 8 November 2023.
This report seeks to considers the differentiated impacts of the conflict on women, men, girls, and boys, how these impacts are linked to the drivers of the conflict, and how they interplay with key features of the context.
As at 20 January 2024, almost one million children were estimated to be internally displaced within Gaza. Most were in the southern Rafah governorate bordering Egypt, currently the most populated governorate in the Gaza Strip.
Ten months into the war, human rights violations constitute the current protection crisis in Sudan. These violations include the deliberate targeting of civilians, conflict-related sexual violence, enforced disappearances, forced displacements, and violations against the crisis affected civilian population, including children.
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This report reviews the evolution of the humanitarian situation across Myanmar in 2023 and early 2024, focusing on key contextual developments and humanitarian trends. It also highlights the response capacity and constraints and provides an outlook for humanitarian developments throughout 2024.
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Multiple political, social, and economic crises, coupled with natural hazards (such as earthquakes, droughts, and torrential rains), have progressively increased the number of people needing food assistance since 2020. This thematic report provides an overview of the severity of the food crisis in Haiti.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website
This analysis aims to provide an update on the nature and structure of Yemen’s food market since 2020 and the role of different factors (responders, policies, global dynamics, etc.) in determining food prices.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website
This report analyses the current analysis ecosystem in the humanitarian context of Myanmar. It highlights the humanitarian sector’s analysis needs and gaps resulting from the reduced operational space and consequent constraints on data collection and data and information sharing.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report looks at the impact of the conflict on the healthcare system and sheds light on the situation for certain population groups with specific needs because of their gender, age, disability, or condition. It is meant to highlight priority needs by population group or condition and complement the humanitarian health information landscape to support the response.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report aims to raise awareness about the significance of disputes over access to pastureland and watering points between Pashtun nomads (Kuchis) and settled people from different ethnic groups. It seeks to strengthen contextual understanding as part of a conflict-sensitive approach to humanitarian action.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This study aims to better understand the role remittances play for Afghan households alongside humanitarian assistance and other coping mechanisms following the regime change in August 2021. The focus is on the use and impact of remittances on senders and recipient households.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report provides an overview of the current regulatory environment for NGOs in Afghanistan, identifying key trends and dilemmas for humanitarian responders.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
The purpose of this note is to better understand the modalities, scale, and role of Chinese humanitarian aid and economic investments in Afghanistan. This analysis is important contextual knowledge for humanitarian responders.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report provides an overview of key humanitarian crises resulting from armed conflict within 3 of the 32 departments in Colombia. It aims to inform humanitarian decision-making and programming by anticipating humanitarian needs in the departments of Antioquia, Caquetá, and Chocó.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 15 April 2023, the alliance between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces collapsed into violence. The conflict that began in Khartoum has spread across the country, causing death, injuries, displacement, and destruction. The violence has displaced over five million people. The hostilities have not directly affected White Nile, but its safety and proximity to Khartoum have made it a main pathway for people leaving Sudan, providing a critical access point to South Sudan at Kosti.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.”
On 15 April 2023, violence broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. The violence that started in Khartoum quickly spread to other states, including North Kordofan, resulting in deaths, mass displacement, and the breakdown of essential services.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
While some reports document disruptions to water services or the scarcity of resources for the rapidly increasing population in certain states, few have explored how the armed conflict has modified patterns of WASH service use and interacted with the country’s WASH infrastructure and the workers in charge. This report seeks to address this information gap.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report provides an overview of three key humanitarian crises in northern Syria that are expected to deteriorate or see a significant humanitarian impact in the next 6 to 12 months.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report provides an overview of the situation of refugees from Ukraine in six host countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. The report aims to compare the scale of displacement in each country and their response capacity.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 15 April 2023, clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in multiple areas of Sudan. While multiple ceasefires have created temporary lulls in fighting, violence continues. As at 6 June, the conflict had resulted in at least 866 deaths and 6,000 injuries according to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH).Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
The spotlight on social impact in Afghanistan is a recurring report released every four months that aims to shed light on themes emerging from information about the country that have or are likely to have a significant social impact. This report aims to focus on issues that directly affect the daily lives of Afghans and that may have profound yet overlooked consequences on the humanitarian response. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
The start of an El Niño season was officially announced in June 2023. This report provides a global overview of its anticipated humanitarian impact between July–December 2023, aiming to support strategic planning and anticipatory action.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report aims to present a comprehensive review of the main needs of the affected population in Türkiye four months after the February 2023 earthquakes, focusing on shelter, temporary settlement support, WASH, and protection. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report explores the status of localisation efforts in Ukraine, as well as attitudes towards and perceptions of the concept, and updates and expands on information presented in our previous report: Bridging Humanitarian Response. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report aims to provide an overview of the humanitarian impact of the failure of the UN Security Council to renew the mandate for crossborder delivery of humanitarian aid into Northwest Syria (NWS) after its expiry on 10 July 2023 and the contextual dynamics around this. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This analysis examines women’s experiences of economic empowerment in the Yemeni context. The results are intended to help inform the design of women's economic empowerment (WEE) programmes in Yemen. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report highlights the humanitarian impact of the recent increase in gang violence in Haiti. Since our last publication, while several other drivers have deteriorated, such as the cholera outbreak or the high cost of living, gang violence has further increased, worsening the severity of the insecurity and displacement crises. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
Understanding the challenges Afghan households face in their own words and what they are doing to address and adapt to these challenges is an important dimension of knowing how best to support them. This analysis contributes to exploring the coping strategies that Afghan households living in urban and rural Kabul use to meet short-term basic and longer-term strategic needs.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
Since the end of March 2023, rainfall has increased in the department of Arauca. During the first days of May, the rains increased the flow of the Arauca, Caño Caranal, Cusay, and Jordán Rivers, causing them to overflow into the municipalities of Arauquita and Saravena. As at 5 June, the floods had affected more than 9,700 people. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 14 May 2023, the extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha made landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu township in Myanmar. The cyclone caused significant damage to critical infrastructure, houses, and shelters in western and northern Myanmar, including Chin, Kachin, Magway, Rakhine, and Sagaing states, and in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chattogram division. In Myanmar, initial estimations suggest that the cyclone has affected approximately 5.4 million people in Chin, Magway, Rakhine, and Sagaing states, with 3.2 million potentially in need of humanitarian assistance.
“Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.”
On 3 May 2023, the Kuki tribal group held an organised protest march in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur against the majority Meitei community being recognised as a Scheduled Tribe. The march resulted in violent clashes with the Meitei non-tribal group. As at 16 May, the Imphal and Churachandpur district hospital morgues had reported at least 70 deaths. Various sources indicate that an estimated 30,000–45,000 people have been forced to flee . Authorities sent thousands of federal Rapid Action Force soldiers to Manipur on 4 May to contain the violence and restore order.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 9 May 2023, Israel launched air raids on several areas across the Gaza Strip, with claims to target members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement. In response, according to the Israeli authorities, on 10 May, the PIJ fired around 400 rockets from Gaza, some of which were misfired and fell inside the Gaza Strip. Between 9–13 May, Israel conducted a series of air strikes on the Gaza Strip under Operation Shield and Arrow. On 13 May, a ceasefire was declared between the Israeli authorities and PIJ . It is unclear whether the local authority in Gaza had any involvement in the conflict. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
Since 15 April 2023, intense fighting has been occurring in the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country, between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). The heavy fighting has resulted in forced displacement into neighbouring countries, including Ethiopia, and will have broader implications for conflict in the region. The escalation of clashes in Sudan has led to an influx of refugees, returnees, and third-country nationals into Ethiopia. The primary entry point is the Metema border post in Amhara region. As at 16 May, around 27,000 people have crossed into Ethiopia, including Ethiopians, Eritreans, Somalis, Sudanese, and individuals of various other nationalities.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
In 2023, 21 million people in Yemen are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance and protection. Eight years of conflict have left millions of women, men, boys, and girls suffering from the compounded effects of armed violence, an economic crisis, and the disruption of public services. These have affected the lives of large segments of the population, particularly women and girls, marginalised groups, and certain socioeconomic categories. The social dynamics in Yemen have also changed over time, including gender roles within households and communities. The conflict is affecting men, women, boys, and girls differently. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
There are about 931,000 registered Rohingya refugees living in the refugee camps of Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement. The Kutupalong Balukhali refugee campsite in Ukhia is the largest and most dense refugee camp in the world, housing more than 630,000 Rohingya refugees. Nearly 30,000 registered Rohingya refugees have been relocated and are living in houses in Bhasan Char, an island off the Bangladeshi coast. All Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar camps and in Bhasan Char rely on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
It has been just over two years since Myanmar’s military staged a coup in February 2021 and established itself as the military junta in power, officially known as the State Administrative Council (SAC). Since then, the country has been in a state of emergency, which was extended for an additional six months on 31 January 2023. The state of emergency has enabled the military to assume all government functions and gives the head of the military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, legislative, judicial, and executive powers (AP 01/02/2023).
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
Since 15 April 2023, fighting has broken out in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. On 24 April, the two conflicting parties agreed on a 72-hour ceasefire which partly held although sporadic artillery gunfire could still be heard in Khartoum. Fighting has since continued with displacements reported in Khartoum, Northern, Blue Nile, North Kordofan, North Darfur, West Darfur and South Darfur states, including cross-border movements to surrounding countries.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 15 April 2023, a violent power struggle broke out in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum between the two main factions of the ruling military regime: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which acts as the official Sudanese army, and a rival paramilitary force, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). As at 18 April, at least 200 people were dead, and 1,800 were injured. The violence broke out as a result of rising tensions between Sudan’s most powerful generals. These generals jointly staged a coup d’état in October 2021; in 2019, the RSF, which comprised former militias from the Darfur war (from 2003–2020), joined forces with the Sudanese army to overthrow Sudan’s long-time leader, Omar al-Bashir, leading to a civilian-military power-sharing government. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 15 April 2023, fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), mainly in Khartoum, the capital, Omdurman town, and Merowe city in Northern state. Fighting rapidly spread to cities in other states, such as Nyala (South Darfur state), Al Fasher (North Darfur state), Al Obied (North Kordofan), and Ag Geneina (West Darfur state). As at 29 April, fighting had killed at least 410 civilians and injured more than 2,000, with numbers likely to increase as the fighting continues. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
ACAPS Global Risk Analysis outlines a number of key contexts where a particular situation may notably deteriorate within the next six months, causing (a spike in) humanitarian needs. The risks included in this report were based on certain events or factors (triggers) that may emerge over the coming six months. Such triggers would point towards a hazard materialising, which would result in new or more severe humanitarian needs in a monitored context. ACAPS analysts conduct daily monitoring and independent analysis of more than 150 countries, including risk analysis and risk analysis updates. ACAPS closely monitors previously identified risks to see if they materialise. This report also includes updates on the risks identified in the Global Risk Report – October 2022. For the complete list of risks, please consult the ACAPS Risk List.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
Insecurity and attacks from non-state armed groups in Burkina Faso have reportedly forced entire villages to flee, with many crossing the border into neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire to seek safety. According to the National Security Council of Côte d’Ivoire, as at 2 Feburary, roughly 8,700 people from Burkina Faso had newly sought refuge in the country, mainly in the towns of Kong and Ouangolodougou of Tchologo region and Téhini town of Buonkani region. Although it is not clear when the “influx” started, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire had planned an assessment of the situation between 22 February and 1 March.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
As at mid-March, the death toll throughout Syria had reached 5,800, with the majority (around 4,500) recorded in northwestern Syria. 10,000 were injured. Overall, the earthquakes have affected more than 8.8 million people in the country displaced over 360,000, mostly in Aleppo and Lattakia. This report provides a snapshot of the humanitarian access situation and response capacity in northwestern Syria since 6 February, in both GCAs and NGCAs affected by the earthquakes. It is directed at informing humanitarian operational responders and decision makers to support response-planning.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
Between 1–3 March 2023, a rare double cyclone event occurred involving two category 4 tropical cyclones, Judy and Kevin, hitting Vanuatu. The cyclone contained destructive force winds with an average speed of 150kph, with peak gusts reaching up to 220kph. Heavy rains, thunderstorms, and rough seas accompanied these winds. Early estimates by local government authorities indicate that the cyclones have affected approximately 250,000 people, equivalent to more than 80% of the population; National Disaster Management. The provinces most affected by the cyclones are Tafea and Shefa, where Port Vila, the capital and most populated city, is located. Other affected provices are Malampa, Penama, Sanma, and Torba.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
One month after the 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, recovery response is still underway. The earthquakes severely affected northwestern Syria, where about 4.5 million people live. In Türkiye, the most affected provinces are Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Elazıg, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanlıurfa, where about 14 million people reside, including 1.8 million Syrian refugees. Two weeks after the initial earthquakes, on 20 February, two additional earthquakes of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8, respectively, hit southern Türkiye, in Hatay. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
In Djibouti, drought is affecting around 200,000 people. The current drought started in 2020 and has continued with five below-average rainy seasons. The most recent IPC projections, from May 2022, predicted that around 192,000 people (18% of the population) would be acutely food-insecure and experience Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse food insecurity levels in the country between July–December 2023. As at October 2022, about 72,000 people, including 29,000 children, were in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the drought. The crisis has displaced approximately 6,000 people.
Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
As at 16 February 2023, Türkiye had reported over 36,400 earthquake-related deaths. Between 15–16 February, the death toll increased by roughly 1,000. The numbers of both dead and injured people are rising as rescuers continue to find people under the rubble. As at 16 February, at least 9.1 million people were known to be directly affected across the 11 hardest-hit provinces in Türkiye.
This report is an extension of the profiles of earthquake-affected areas in Türkiye and Syria published on 13 February 2023.
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On 6 February 2023 at 4:17h (GMT+03:00), a 7.8 earthquake hit the region of Kahramanmaras in southeastern Türkiye, affecting areas of southern Türkiye and northwestern Syria. Less than 12 hours later, at 13:45h (GMT+03:00), a 7.6 earthquake hit the same region. While the figures of people in need are still to be determined, 12 million people reside in the affected areas of southeastern Türkiye, including two million Syrian refugees. In Syria, more than six million have been affected. As at 12 February, the death toll in Türkiye and Syria was more than 29,600. This number is expected to continue to rise with current search-and-rescue efforts.
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In the aftermath of the earthquakes, most of the humanitarian work is focused on search-and-rescue activities and responding to the immediate humanitarian needs of the affected populations. With the complex evolution of the crisis and new dynamics emerging, there is also a need to anticipate the development of the situation in the near future. This report provides an overview exposition of what to watch for over the next month, highlighting key variables to monitor that could play a role in the development of the crisis, can contribute to informing the strategic planning, programming, and preparedness of humanitarian responders.
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This SIMP report identifies events and themes that emerged from October–December from the information landscape on Yemen that have had, or are likely to have, a social impact. Social impact is broadly defined as the effect on people and communities of a specific action or event or the lack of action to intervene in a situation. The choice of themes was based on the considered significance of their impact (or potential impact) on people. The report aims to support the understanding of the groups and people in Yemen facing the greatest challenges in meeting needs and those most vulnerable to protection concerns.
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Since 15 August 2021, when the Taliban seized Kabul, the context in which NGOs are operating in Afghanistan has changed. Widespread conflict has decreased, significantly improving humanitarian access in the country. This report aims to develop a preliminary understanding of the different challenges that NNGOs face in Afghanistan. While comprehensive localisation comprises many dimensions, this report focuses on understanding the challenges that NNGOs face in the four most prevalent dimensions in Afghanistan: funding, partnership, coordination, and capacity-strengthening.
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On 6 February 2023 at 4:17h, local time in Türkiye (01:17 GMT), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit Türkiye and northwestern Syria. It mainly affected the cities of Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahraman Maras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa in southeastern Türkiye and Aleppo, Hama, Idlib, Lattakie, and Tartous governorates in northwestern Syria
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The stability observed in November was partially the result of the announcement of upcoming support to the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) in Aden, namely, a conversion of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and financial support from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On 17 November, the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) of the IRG, Rashid Al-Alimi, announced that CBY-Aden will receive USD 300 million by converting a portion of Yemen’s SDRs as issued by the IMF.
The YETI bimonthly economic update aims to provide a quick overview of the main economic trends in Yemen, including commodities prices, exchange rate, food and fuel imports volumes and major contextual events. It is based on data included in the YETI dashboard and follows its module structure.
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This report aims to identify the most important contextual developments in Ukraine and provide an anticipatory level of analysis. It includes an outlook into how the current dynamics can develop and on potential risks that could further deteriorate the situation of the affected population. The Current Context Analysis and Outlook section aims to identify probable developments, while the Risk Analysis section aims to identify plausible futures with significant negative humanitarian consequences.
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Since 12 December 2022, Azerbaijani ‘eco-activists’ have blocked the Lachin corridor. They state that the main reason for the blockade is to stop the mining of gold and copper in the area. The Lachin corridor connects Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia and is crucial for the transportation of essential goods to ethnic Armenian people residing in the region. Essential medicine and food are scarce because of the blockade. It is affecting over 120,000 Armenian people, including 30,000 children, 20,000 older people, and about 9,000 people with disabilities living in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Since November 2022, Gaza has been experiencing intermittent heavy rainfall that has accumulated in Israeli-controlled dams and reservoirs near the Gaza Strip. Between 24–26 December 2022, Israeli authorities opened dam gates and levees along the perimeter fence east of Gaza, flooding the central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip with accumulated rainwater. Flooding has submerged many homes in neighbourhoods in Deir al-Balah governorate in the centre of Gaza city. These neighbourhoods include Deir al-Balah and az-Zawaida towns and al-Bureij refugee camp.
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A series of complex crises, including gang violence, poverty, natural disasters, socioeconomic crises, and food insecurity, have generated migration from countries in Central America, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In 2021, more than 307,000 people on the move, mainly from these four countries, were apprehended in Mexico and redirected to the authorities. This report presents the key drivers of migration and highlights the risks faced while in transit.
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