The purpose of this risk report is to support humanitarian responders to understand the primary and secondary risks that a COVID-19 outbreak could pose to the Rohingya Refugee population, based on the idea that this understanding can support mitigation and preparedness measures. This is not a specialised health report, it takes a holistic view of the plausible overall impact.

Beginning in January 2020, WHO has encouraged governments to reduce transmission of COVID-19. These efforts include active surveillance, detection, isolation and treatment, and contact tracing. This report maps the initial measures adopted by governments. It is a component of ACAPS’s broader effort to monitor the impact of the pandemic.

ACAPS mapped the information landscape in South Sudan with the objective of identifying information gaps and needs, as well as good practices in data collection and analysis. The overall aim is to support the assessment and analysis community in South Sudan by seeing clearly what is already available in terms of data and information and what areas of the analysis ecosystem could be strengthened.

The Mekong Delta is the most important food production area in Vietnam.Eight of twelve provinces in the Mekong Delta region are reported to be at risk. In January 2020 the province of Ben Tre has declared an environmental emergency due to the degree of the intrusion. 

This report is the result of joint analysis process led by the Cash and Market Working Group (CMWG), which included cash experts, and consultants for the humanitarian sector working on Yemen together with the ACAPS YAH. It explores the drivers behind the volatility of the Yemeni Riyal (YER) and its consequences. This includes fluctuation of commodity prices in the market, the reduction of household purchasing power, and challenges to humanitarian response programmes in Yemen.

Parliamentary and municipal elections scheduled for 9 February 2020 are intensifying an escalation of the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon. On 7 January 2020, fighters from the Ambazonian separatist group burned down the Elections Cameroon office in Misaje commune, Donga Mantung division in Northwest region. The action was to reiterate their earlier decision not to participate in legislative and municipal council elections scheduled for 9 February 2020.

Between 31 December 2019 and 1 January 2020, the Northeast monsoon brought rainfall to Indonesia leading to heavy flooding across the Greater Jakarta area.14,000 people were reportedly displaced on the 8 January, down from previous days' estimates. The displaced are spread across 60 emergency shelters. 

915,000 people are recorded as affected. There are more than 88,000 persons taking temporary shelter in 577 evacuation centres. Typhoon destroyed about 17,400 houses and damaged 206,800. Damages of infrastructures and agriculture have been reported.

This study found that individuals and households often experience multiple vulnerabilities at once, and that being vulnerable in one way often leads to another form of vulnerability, resulting in an inescapable and vicious circle. The study was based on the premise that understanding the reasons for, and implications of, vulnerability beyond the typical humanitarian categories, should help humanitarian agencies provide a more nuanced response to needs, based on evidence. 

Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy in the Philippines) made landfall in Eastern Philippines, on 3 December. Early reports indicate that Eastern Visayas and Bicol region have been particularly damaged, with destroyed houses and extreme flood warnings issued. 

This report published every two months provides decision makers with a short, accessible overview of key trends and emerging challenges that may affect humanitarian needs in Yemen. The product combines trends in key conflict and humanitarian data with daily media monitoring, secondary data review, and ongoing joint analysis with a broad spectrum of Yemen analysts.

A series of violent attacks against civilians in Beni city and Beni territory in North Kivu province in November has triggered mass displacement across the territory with an unconfirmed number of people fleeing to Beni city. In response to the attacks, residents in Beni began protesting the lack of protection on 22 November. Several organisations have announced the evacuation of staff from Beni until calm is restored. 

This report provides four different perspectives on the global humanitarian situation. Within these pages you will find a comparative analyses of 14 of the major humanitarian situations; an analysis of three highly complex and evolving regional crises; and a spotlight on three severe crises that did not get sufficient attention in 2019. Finally, we have identified a number of risks that may lead to a significant deterioration of particular crises in 2020. 

This document collates and analyses publicly available secondary information focusing on children and youth since the influx of Rohingya Refugees at the latter end of 2017 favouring the most recent reports. The aim of the document is to give an overview of children’s needs both inside and outside the camps and identify child related information gaps. 

Since June, above average rainfall in many parts of Ethiopia has encouraged vegetation growth, providing favourable ecological conditions for desert locust breeding. Across 56 woredas (districts), the swarms have developed into hopper bands that are consuming between 8,700 to 1,755,000 metric tons of green vegetation per day. Current response efforts are focused on swarm control and preventative methods, such as aerial sprays.

Two cyclones may affect Yemen between 30 October and 8 November. The first, cyclone Kyarr, will likely weaken before passing Yemen on 2 November. The second (unnamed) cyclone, forecasted to make a landfall on 5 November, could be worse than cyclones in 2018 which displaced 17,000 people. 

This report reflects on the way in which an analysis of gender issues, including pre-crisis gender roles and relations, as well as current gender dynamics within the Rohingya refugee camps can support improved gender sensitive humanitarian programming. It is based on discussions with key informants (KIs) from the humanitarian community, participation in cluster, sub-cluster, and working group meetings in Cox’s Bazar and a review of secondary data.

Possible developments affecting Yemeni’s access to basic needs and services in 2020.

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.

The Deyr rainy season has brought moderate to heavy rainfall to Somalia, causing both flash floods and river overflow in the southern regions of the country. Localised rainfall coupled with heavy rains in the Ethiopian highlands have led to increasing water levels in the Shabelle and Juba rivers in southern Somalia, raising the risk of widespread flooding in low-lying riverine communities.