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Sudan: West Darfur pre-crisis profile

18 July 2023

Sudan: West Darfur pre-crisis profile

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On 15 April 2023, the alliance between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid  Support Forces (RSF) collapsed into violence over a power struggle. The conflict initially  erupted in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, but has spread across the country. The SAF and RSF had been recruiting and training  fighters in Darfur since 2022.

Conflict and violence
Ukraine: Quarterly humanitarian access update

13 July 2023

Ukraine: Quarterly humanitarian access update

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This report aims to compare access challenges across different oblasts in Ukraine to inform humanitarian responders and support their decision-making. It is part of our quarterly analysis of access constraints; our previous report was published on 16 March 2023

Conflict and violence
Palestine: escalation of violence in Jenin

12 July 2023

Palestine: escalation of violence in Jenin

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On 3 July 2023, Israeli forces conducted a two-day largescale air and ground operation in Jenin Refugee Camp and its surroundings. This is the largest Israeli operation in the occupied West Bank since 2002. The objective of the operation, as stated, was to counter the presence of armed Palestinians in Jenin.

Conflict and violence
Sudan: Khartoum pre-crisis profile

11 July 2023

Sudan: Khartoum pre-crisis profile

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On 15 April 2023, the alliance between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) collapsed into violence. The conflict that began in Khartoum has spread across the country, causing death, injuries, displacement, and destruction. Since 15 April, 70% of all documented political violence incidents in Sudan have occurred in Khartoum state. 

Conflict and violence
Mozambique: impact of the five-year conflict in Cabo Delgado

07 July 2023

Mozambique: impact of the five-year conflict in Cabo Delgado

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In October 2017, violence erupted in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, when armed men occupied the city of Mocimboa da Praia for two days and attacked three police stations, killing 17 people. The report aims to analyse the drivers of conflict in northern Mozambique, particularly in Cabo Delgado province, and their humanitarian impact. The report also includes an overview of people’s coping mechanisms following the conflict.

Conflict and violence
Humanitarian Access Overview

05 July 2023

Humanitarian Access Overview

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ACAPS Humanitarian Access Overview provides a snapshot of the most challenging contexts to operate. Between November 2022 and the end of June 2023, crisis-affected populations in more than 37 countries were experiencing high to extreme access constraints, making it challenging for them to meet their basic needs.   

Humanitarian access
Ukraine: scenarios possible developments in people’s basic needs and coping capacity

03 July 2023

Ukraine: scenarios possible developments in people’s basic needs and coping capacity

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The four scenarios consider four different yet plausible futures for Ukraine over the coming 12 months. These scenarios do not describe the imagined futures in detail but consider key differences in the conflict, governance, and economic environments and the extent to which and how people’s personal safety, needs, and coping strategies might change. 

Conflict and violence
Ethiopia: Humanitarian situation in Guba woreda, Benishangul Gumuz

30 June 2023

Ethiopia: Humanitarian situation in Guba woreda, Benishangul Gumuz

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This report analyses the humanitarian situation in Guba woreda, Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz region, to support decision-making in the response to the crisis.

Conflict and violence
Afghanistan: Risk overview

29 June 2023

Afghanistan: Risk overview

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The Afghanistan Risk Overview is a biannual risk identification report outlining key emerging risks likely to affect the humanitarian situation in the country over the next six months. It aims to inform the humanitarian community of possible changes in context and humanitarian needs in Afghanistan to facilitate contingency planning, risk management, and response. 

Conflict and violenceFood security & livelihoods
Cameroon: Increase in cholera cases

29 June 2023

Cameroon: Increase in cholera cases

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Cameroon has been experiencing a cholera outbreak since October 2021. Although the number of reported cases was relatively low between late November 2022 and March 2023, there has been a significant increase since 27 March, particularly in Centre region, making it the new epicentre of the epidemic. The epidemic has since mostly affected Centre, Littoral, South, and West regions, with new cases reported in 29 out of 58 districts countrywide.

Health
Afghanistan: Spotlight on social impact (March–June 2023)

26 June 2023

Afghanistan: Spotlight on social impact (March–June 2023)

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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. 

AudioProtection

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Sudan: anticipated impacts of the 2023 rainy season

21 June 2023

Sudan: anticipated impacts of the 2023 rainy season

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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).

AudioDisplacementFood security & livelihoodsNatural hazards

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Yemen: Social impact monitoring project report: January–March 2023

20 June 2023

Yemen: Social impact monitoring project report: January–March 2023

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This social impact monitoring project (SIMP) report identifies the events and themes that emerged from January–March 2023 via the Yemeni information landscape on trends that have had, or are likely to have, a social impact.

Colombia: Floods in Arauca department

19 June 2023

Colombia: Floods in Arauca department

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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. 

Natural hazards

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Syria: Assessing increased protection risks and vulnerabilities after the earthquakes

16 June 2023

Syria: Assessing increased protection risks and vulnerabilities after the earthquakes

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The report provides an overview of the main protection threats in NWS that the February earthquakes have worsened. It is not a comprehensive list of all protection threats in the region. The analysis includes the differentiated impact on the population and the most at-risk groups.

Natural hazards
Afghanistan: Coping with the crisis

16 June 2023

Afghanistan: Coping with the crisis

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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.

Coping mechanisms

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Ukraine: perceptions of localisation in the humanitarian response

16 June 2023

Ukraine: perceptions of localisation in the humanitarian response

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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.

Turkiye: situation analysis 120 days after the earthquakes

13 June 2023

Turkiye: situation analysis 120 days after the earthquakes

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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.

Natural hazards

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Ukraine: Flooding due to the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam

09 June 2023

Ukraine: Flooding due to the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam

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This briefing note provides an overview of the disaster, synthesising existing information on the impact of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and providing donors and humanitarians information about the potential long-term impacts.

Natural hazards
Women’s economic empowerment in the Yemeni context

06 June 2023

Women’s economic empowerment in the Yemeni context

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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.

EconomyGender

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