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Madagascar: Food insecurity crisis in the Grand Sud regions

10 March 2022

Madagascar: Food insecurity crisis in the Grand Sud regions

DOCUMENT / PDF / 575 KB

The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the main drivers of the current food insecurity situation in the Grand Sud and its impact on affected households across humanitarian response sectors. The report also provides an overview of coping mechanisms used by people in need, which have further adverse effects. 

Coping mechanismsFood security & livelihoods
Colombia: Update on the overview of risks from November 2021 to April 2022

09 March 2022

Colombia: Update on the overview of risks from November 2021 to April 2022

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ACAPS identified five risks to the humanitarian context and published an overview report in November 2021 looking at the following six months. After monitoring each risk and its corresponding indicators and reviewing any relevant developments since November, ACAPS analysts and technical experts were able to update the risk outlook, creating the basis for this risk update.

Conflict and violence
Gaps in gender research in the Rohingya refugee response

07 March 2022

Gaps in gender research in the Rohingya refugee response

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This report provides a specific understanding of gendered needs and explore how these needs intersect with other dimensions, such as age, disability, social status, education, income, legal status, and religion. But despite the developments, several gaps in understanding shifts in gender norms and practices in the Rohingya community and their impact on specific populations still exist.

Gender
Colombia: Confinements

21 February 2022

Colombia: Confinements

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This document analyses forced confinement in Colombia, identifying the types of confinement, trends in various departments, and the most affected populations. It also shows the impact of confinements on communities, including the sociocultural impact. It is based on a review of secondary sources. Interviews with key informants provided additional information. 

Conflict and violence
Eastern Ukraine: current humanitarian crisis and outlook

17 February 2022

Eastern Ukraine: current humanitarian crisis and outlook

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This report explores the possible impacts of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine on the humanitarian situation in Donbas and potentially the rest of the country. It presents the response capacity and various operational constraints faced by responders. It also analyses the factors that may increase needs and potential key humanitarian concerns in the coming months. 

Conflict and violence
Colombia: Confinements

17 February 2022

Colombia: Confinements

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This document analyses forced confinement in Colombia, identifying the types of confinement, trends in various departments, and the most affected populations. It also shows the impact of confinements on communities, including the sociocultural impact.

Conflict and violenceProtection
Yemen: Social impact monitoring October - December 2021

08 February 2022

Yemen: Social impact monitoring October - December 2021

DOCUMENT / PDF / 5 MB

The Social Impact Monitoring Report aims to develop better insights on the vulnerability of people to social and economic factors in Yemen and the impact these factors may have. This report is produced approximately every two months to support changes in understanding identified over time.

Conflict and violence
Brazil: Floods in Bahia and Minas Gerais

04 February 2022

Brazil: Floods in Bahia and Minas Gerais

DOCUMENT / PDF / 510 KB

Because of a meteorological phenomenon known as the South Atlantic Convergence Zone, the Brazilian states of Bahia and Minas Gerais have been experiencing heavy rainfall since early December. The rains have caused flooding in 164 municipalities in Bahia and 341 in Minas Gerais. As at 25 January, more than 965,000 people in both states are affected. 

Natural hazards
Pakistan: Floods

02 February 2022

Pakistan: Floods

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Heavy rainfall, heavy snowfall, and sub-zero temperatures hit Balochistan province between 4–10 January, causing flash floods and landslides. The floods affected over 17,300 people in 41 villages within the Gwadar district and damaged or destroyed more than 500 houses.

Natural hazards
Philippines: Update on Typhoon Rai

31 January 2022

Philippines: Update on Typhoon Rai

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This report provides an overview of the impact of the typhoon on Regions 6 (Western Visayas) and 7 (Central Visayas) by province.

Natural hazards
Colombia: Violence in Arauca department

31 January 2022

Colombia: Violence in Arauca department

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On 2 January 2022, confrontations began in rural areas along Arauca River on the Colombia-Venezuela border. As at 24 January, the Colombian Government and humanitarian organisations recorded 36 people killed, around 1,530 IDPs, 21 families displaced from Venezuela, and at least five indigenous communities still affected by confinement.

Conflict and violence
Ethiopia: Understanding humanitarian concerns across the country

26 January 2022

Ethiopia: Understanding humanitarian concerns across the country

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The report provides an overview of the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, highlighting the key crises, critical needs, and underlying issues. It also describes the operational environment and national and international capacities to respond. The report aims to provide a country-level perspective to understand critical humanitarian concerns going into 2022.

Conflict and violence
Algeria: Sahrawi refugees in Tindouf

19 January 2022

Algeria: Sahrawi refugees in Tindouf

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This report aims to increase awareness about the situation of Sahrawi refugees, compile available information on their needs and the corresponding humanitarian response, and highlight existing gaps to improve the level of information available to responders and other decision makers.

Conflict and violenceDisplacementProtection
Yemen: The current COVID-19 situation and vaccine hesitancy

10 January 2022

Yemen: The current COVID-19 situation and vaccine hesitancy

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This report aims to support humanitarian responders by explaining the barriers to vaccination in Yemen through a review and analysis of available information. It provides an overview of what is known about the COVID-19 situation in Yemen and how the pandemic has unfolded.

COVID-19
Colombia: Regional needs analysis - Chocó

22 December 2021

Colombia: Regional needs analysis - Chocó

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The analysis in this report is based on a review of secondary sources, such as early warnings from the Ombudsman’s Office of Colombia (Defensoría del Pueblo), media reports, databases of Colombian government institutions in charge of monitoring the armed conflict, reports from think tanks, and key informant interviews (KIIs) with humanitarian workers in Chocó.

Conflict and violenceDisplacement
Colombia: Regional needs analysis - Meta & Guaviare

22 December 2021

Colombia: Regional needs analysis - Meta & Guaviare

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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of local dynamics, humanitarian needs and the factors likely to aggravate them, and an outlook for the coming months in the departments of Meta and Guaviare. The analysis is based on secondary data and key informant interviews.

Conflict and violence
Philippines: Typhoon Rai

19 December 2021

Philippines: Typhoon Rai

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On 15 December 2021, tropical depression Twenty-Eight intensified over the western Pacific into typhoon Rai (locally known as Odette). Over 780,000 people were affected by the typhoon and have received some form of support or assistance. 400,000 people require urgent relief and long-term support.

Natural hazards
Peru: Earthquake in the Amazon region

16 December 2021

Peru: Earthquake in the Amazon region

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On 28 November 2021, an earthquake occurred in the district of Barranca, Datem del Marañón province, department of Loreto. Over 5,100 houses, 518 schools, and 71 hospitals were affected. The earthquake has destroyed several roads and caused the Utcubamba River to overflow. 

Natural hazards
Humanitarian Access Overview - December 2021

07 December 2021

Humanitarian Access Overview - December 2021

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ACAPS' Humanitarian Access Overview provides a snapshot of the most challenging contexts to operate. Crisis-affected populations in more than 70 countries are not receiving the humanitarian assistance they need because of access constraints. No new countries have entered the ranking since the last release in July 2021.

Humanitarian access
Migration crisis on the Belarus-Poland border

02 December 2021

Migration crisis on the Belarus-Poland border

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Thousands of migrants have been arriving to the Belarusian border since July 2021. As at 13 November, an estimated 20,000 migrants and asylum seekers are present in Belarus. At least 5,000 people are stuck on the Poland-Belarus border without adequate access to services or assistance. 

Mixed migration