On 28 March 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sagaing region, Myanmar. Only 12 minutes after the earthquake hit, a powerful 6.4-magnitude aftershock was registered, worsening the destruction and causing additional damage in Mandalay and Sagaing regions, hindering rescue operations and increasing casualties.

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 provides an overview of the implications of the US foreign aid freeze and cuts on humanitarian, development, and government programmes, with a focus on the impacts on humanitarian response capacity and affected communities. It aims to support donor contingency planning and the advocacy efforts of affected organisations. 

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.

On 28 March 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar’s Sagaing region, followed by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock in Mandalay region. By 29 March, around 1,650 people were reported killed and 3,410 injured. These figures are expected to rise in the coming days.

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. 

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. 

The passage of Tropical Cyclone Jude led to heavy rainfall and flooding, causing injuries, casualties, and extensive damage. By 18 March, the cyclone had resulted in 16 deaths, one missing person, and 135 injuries. By 19 March, over 390,000 people had been affected (85% in Nampula), and more than 89,000 houses were destroyed or damaged.

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.

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 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 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. 

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 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 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.

Since December 2024, Israeli military forces have intensified their operations across the West Bank, with a major escalation occurring shortly after the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect on 19 January 2025

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 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

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.