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. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
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. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report aims to provide an overview of the humanitarian impact of the failure of the UN Security Council to renew the mandate for crossborder delivery of humanitarian aid into Northwest Syria (NWS) after its expiry on 10 July 2023 and the contextual dynamics around this. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
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. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
This report highlights the humanitarian impact of the recent increase in gang violence in Haiti. Since our last publication, while several other drivers have deteriorated, such as the cholera outbreak or the high cost of living, gang violence has further increased, worsening the severity of the insecurity and displacement crises. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
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.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
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. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 14 May 2023, the extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha made landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu township in Myanmar. The cyclone caused significant damage to critical infrastructure, houses, and shelters in western and northern Myanmar, including Chin, Kachin, Magway, Rakhine, and Sagaing states, and in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chattogram division. In Myanmar, initial estimations suggest that the cyclone has affected approximately 5.4 million people in Chin, Magway, Rakhine, and Sagaing states, with 3.2 million potentially in need of humanitarian assistance. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 3 May 2023, the Kuki tribal group held an organised protest march in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur against the majority Meitei community being recognised as a Scheduled Tribe. The march resulted in violent clashes with the Meitei non-tribal group. As at 16 May, the Imphal and Churachandpur district hospital morgues had reported at least 70 deaths. Various sources indicate that an estimated 30,000–45,000 people have been forced to flee . Authorities sent thousands of federal Rapid Action Force soldiers to Manipur on 4 May to contain the violence and restore order.Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.
On 9 May 2023, Israel launched air raids on several areas across the Gaza Strip, with claims to target members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement. In response, according to the Israeli authorities, on 10 May, the PIJ fired around 400 rockets from Gaza, some of which were misfired and fell inside the Gaza Strip. Between 9–13 May, Israel conducted a series of air strikes on the Gaza Strip under Operation Shield and Arrow. On 13 May, a ceasefire was declared between the Israeli authorities and PIJ . It is unclear whether the local authority in Gaza had any involvement in the conflict. Sources and additional information are available in the PDF report on the ACAPS website.