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Regional Humanitarian Outlook for the Great Lakes: January - June 2018

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2018) C1

The report covers: drivers of humanitarian crises in the region, particularly the intensification of violence in the DRC; manifestations of humanitarian needs, including record levels of displacement and food insecurity; and constraints to meeting humanitarian needs, including obstacles to humanitar... more

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Yemen: Impact of the closure of seaports and airports on the humanitarian situation Situation Update 11 November 2017. Arabic Version

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2017) C1

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Syrian Arab Republic: 2016 UN Inter-Agency Humanitarian Operations (as of 14 December 2016)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2016) C1

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Leaving no one behind: Humanitarian effectiveness in the age of the sustainable development goals

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2016) C2

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Assessment of the Needs and Humanitarian Situation within Syria - Thematic Situation Analysis Report, June 2015

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2015)

Large File 24.5 MB!! Please download from the external download link Data presented in this report was gathered in the Area of Origin’s twenty-first round of data collection and reflects the situation in Syria in May 2015. Data collection adheres to a remote assessment methodology whereby partici... more

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (27 July – 2 August 2021)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2021) C1

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2020 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and COVID-19 Response Funding Overview (as of 14 April 2021)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2021) C1

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2019 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) Funding Overview (As of 5 February 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2020) C1

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Central African Republic: Overview of incidents affecting humanitarian workers (Jan - Nov 2019)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2019) C1

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Venezuela: Humanitarian Response, Situation Report No. 03 as of August 2019

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2019) C1

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Central African Republic: Overview of incidents affecting humanitarian workers (Jan - Jul 2019)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2019) CC

The security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) has remained precarious during the first seven months of 2019. The population is the main victims of the tension and violence exerted in the country despite the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation signed in February 2019. Whil... more

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Reducing Protracted Internal Displacement: A Snapshot of Successful Humanitarian-Development Initiatives

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2019) C1

This paper aims to contribute to the reflection on effective practices to address protracted displacement, in support of the GP20 Plan of Action roll-out. It expands on the research conducted by Walter Kälin and Hannah Entwisle Chapuisat for the 2017 OCHA-commissioned study Breaking the Impasse: Re... more

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Mozambique - Cyclone Kenneth: Humanitarian snapshot as of 20 May 2019

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2019) C2

On the evening of 25 April, Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall between the districts of Macomia and Quissanga in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

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Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (4 - 11 March 2019)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2019) C1

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The Democratic Republic of Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) January 2019 - December 2020

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2018) C1

Looking forward, the 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) for the DRC situation aims at addressing the needs of new arrivals of Congolese refugees in the region, and those in protracted situations. By supporting livelihoods opportunities and through a resilience-based approach, refugees w... more