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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

This report aims to provide information on the economic and political drivers and the social and protection impacts of the increasing civil unrest in southern governorates to explain how the situation could evolve and possible humanitarian impacts.

This report attempts a comprehensive analysis and understanding of the current information and analysis ecosystem in the Rohingya response. It outlines ways forward, recommendations in building upon lessons learnt, and good practices during the pandemic. It also highlights critical information needs and gaps in the response and explores the impacts of the pandemic on data collection.

The department of La Guajira is located in the extreme north of Colombia. It has two rainy seasons during the year – one between April–May and the other between September–November. With a landscape of majorly clay loam soil, La Guajira is a department where increased rainfall frequently leads to flooding. 

This report highlights the impact of the outbreak considering the current conflict environment and other aggravating factors.