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Since March 2020, COVID-19 has changed the world and pushed humanitarian needs to record levels. As is too often the case at times of crisis, it is the world’s most fragile contexts that are likely to be most impacted by…
At least 2.2 million people were exposed to the earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on 14 August. About 2,100 people have died, and more than 12,000 were injured as at 20 August. The Government has declared a month-long state of emergency…
This ACAPS report aims to provide an overview of the recent developments related to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan against the key trends in conflict and humanitarian needs reported in 2021. It outlines how various conflict and humanitarian dynamics have…
August 19 marks the day in 2003 when a bomb ripped through U.N. Headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 women and men. World Humanitarian Day commemorates humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, while honoring all who…
Insecurity Insight have released a new Situation Report detailing predictions and mitigations measures for aid organisations in Mozambique.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on 14 August at 8:30 am local time. The earthquake occurred 13km to the south-southeast of Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, in the department of Nippes, at a depth of 10km. Most affected departments include Sud, Grand’Anse,…
Insecurity Insight have released their most recent report looking at predictions and mitigation measures for aid organisations working in Ethiopia. You can download the report on the left.
This approach paper sets out the purpose, scope and rationale of the UK government review, which will focus explicitly on the humanitarian aid sector and will examine the extent to which the UK government’s safeguarding efforts have been effective in…
This report presents the latest verified statistics on aid worker violence from Humanitarian Outcomes’ Aid Worker Security Database. This preview gives updated numbers and trends through 2020. You can download the dataset from the AWSD website or take a look at their…
ACAPS latest briefing note looking at Haiti: Gang Violence, is now available. An increase in gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti since 1 June 2021 has been affecting around one-third of the territory of Port-au-Prince. Southern neighbourhoods are the…