The secondary impacts of COVID-19 continue to shift the humanitarian and development landscape across the globe. This week’s findings discuss the complexity of COVID-19 myths and rumours driven by cultural and political nuances. We hope this will support national and international actors seeking to mitigate the spread of COVID- 19 through behaviour change messaging and initiatives.

In Venezuela, the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on 13 March 2020 and containment measures were introduced over the following weeks. An increase in cases is likely, due to an inconsistent adherence to the lockdown, limited PCR testing, and limitations on regular access to hygiene related to water shortages.

Worldwide, governments are implementing a range of measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These actions may hamper humanitarian operations, particularly measures that restrict entry, movement, or people gathering. This report explores humanitarian exemptions to measures adopted by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of 25 May, Nigeria reported more than 7,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 226 related deaths. Most cases (around 60%) have been registered in Lagos and Kano states, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). 35 of 37 states have reported COVID-19 cases, including conflict-affected states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. Testing capacity in Nigeria is now increasing, but the health system is weak, and many areas of the countries are not easily accessible.

This report is a monthly update of the the Yemen Risk Overview, aimed at outlining the main emerging risks in Yemen that might affect the current humanitarian situation (6-month forecast). It aims to inform the humanitarian community of possible changes in context and humanitarian needs in Yemen, in order to facilitate contingency planning, risk management, and response.

This report provides an update to previous ACAPS reports that explore measures adopted by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reports are a component of ACAPS’ broader effort to monitor the secondary impacts of the pandemic and are based on publicly available data assembled by our team through a wide scanning of information across the globe.

The Humanitarian Experts Network was established by ACAPS on the 6th of April this year. Each week we have invited HEN members to participate in a COVID-19 perceptions survey – about what they are seeing, thinking, and doing in the contexts they work. In this 6th report we asked humanitarians and development workers key questions on COVID-19.

This report provides an overview of the key information gaps and limitations in interpreting existing COVID-19 data. In this report we also identify the big questions that are important for our understanding of the impact of COVID-19. It does not seek to provide answers to these questions or provide detailed analysis of the issues identified, rather it intends to highlight key gaps in our understanding and knowledge. 

This report provides an update to previous ACAPS reports that explore measures adopted by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reports are a component of ACAPS’ broader effort to monitor the secondary impacts of the pandemic and are based on publicly available data assembled by our team through a wide scanning of information across the globe.  

This report explores how government measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 may hinder the response to the ongoing desert locust outbreak in East Africa. The analysis also examines the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in tandem with those of the desert locust outbreak. The focus is primarily on the three countries most heavily impacted by locust infestations to date: Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

Heavy rains since the Gu season’s start in early April have affected more than 612,000 people across Somalia. Flash floods in northern Somalia and riverine flooding in the southern Juba and Shabelle river basins have displaced 217,000 people and killed 16. Displacement continues as river water levels rise and risk further flooding in the Juba and Shabelle river basins. 

This report aims to provide a summary of key trends that affected the humanitarian situation in 2019, and key trends to watch in 2020, to support humanitarian planning.

This is the 5th Humanitarian Experts Network report which gave us the opportunity to follow up on the following issues that emerged from previous surveys: programme adaptations, concerns for children not in school, increasing numbers of people in need, increasing levels of domestic violence.

The Southwest Monsoon is expected to arrive over Sri Lanka in mid to late May 2020. According to the National Department of Meteorology, an estimated 35,000 to 50,000 families may be displaced, based on analysis of previous floods and landslides. 

This report aims to provide background information on how key political actors and local communities in Yemen view COVID 19 to help humanitarian actors tailor their COVID 19 programming and health messaging to the local context. 

This report shares findings from the Humanitarian Experts Network’s fourth global survey launched on 27 April 2020. 

This edition of COVID-19 Explained explores the differences in attitudes, knowledge and understanding of COVID-19 between key demographic groups. It aims to support nuanced communication strategies and programmatic consideration of affected populations’ ages, genders, population groups and abilities. 

This report provides an update to previous ACAPS reports that explore measures adopted by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reports are a component of ACAPS’ broader effort to monitor the secondary impacts of the pandemic and are based on publicly available data assembled by our team through a wide scanning of information across the globe.

This report highlights the potential impact of COVID-19 containment measures in three countries in the Sahel region: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The premise of this regional analysis is that, given these key factors, the three countries are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 containment measures.

Heavy rains, winds, landslides and consequent flooding occurred in the west of Burundi from April 13-20 in Cibitoke, Bubanza, Rumonge, Bujumbura Mairie, and Bujumbura Rural provinces, following on from heavy rains in mid-March; no deaths were reported. In Rumonge and Bubanza provinces, between 700-800 people were affected by the storms and landslides, with up to 700 of those displaced. In Bujumbura city in Bujumbura Mairie, riverine flooding displaced 27,000 people.