In 2023, the demand for humanitarian data reached a record level as the world contended with the effects of war, climate shocks, food insecurity, displacement and disease in crises ranging from Gaza...
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In 2023, the demand for humanitarian data reached a record level as the world contended with the effects of war, climate shocks, food insecurity, displacement and disease in crises ranging from Gaza...
What is an El Niño event? El Niño is a climate phenomenon characterized by the periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. This warming typically...
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PREPARED BY: ERNESTA SWANEPOEL BCOM LLB LLM (MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that where climate hazards interact with high...
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SUMMARY The findings of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are clear: “Some extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and (or) severity...
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SUMMARY “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, the Working Group II (WGII) contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), is clear – extreme...
The Inter-Sector Winter Prioritisation for 2023 represents an analysis by the Inter-Cluster Coordination Team (ICCT) that identifies locations where seasonal risks during the October to December...
SITUATION OVERVIEW More than halfway through the year, the 2023 Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) remains severely underfunded with only US$744 million received as of 31 July, less than...
IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN FUNDING GAPS – April – June 2023 At the end of Q1 2023, the Afghanistan HRP remains severely under-funded (with US$249 million reported to be confirmed for humanitarian funding...
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By Sarah Telford In our fourth year of producing The State of Open Humanitarian Data, we can report the highest levels yet for data availability across priority humanitarian operations. These gains...
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Context, shocks/events, and impact of the crisis Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. In addition to...
The Inter-Sector Winter Prioritisation for 2023 represents a quarterly geographic prioritisation by the Inter-Cluster Coordination Team (ICCT) that identifies locations where sector-specific needs...
The Inter-Sector Winter Prioritisation for 2022 represents an analysis by the Inter-Cluster Coordination Team (ICCT) that identifies locations where seasonal risks during the October to December...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This OCHA Afghanistan initiative provided an opportunity for older women, widows, women with disabilities, single women who head households, and other marginalized women to help...
The Inter-Sector Spring Prioritisation represents an analysis by the Inter-Cluster Coordination Team (ICCT) that identifies locations where spring seasonal risks and underserved locations intersect,...
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By Sarah Telford In our third year of producing The State of Open Humanitarian Data, we can report steady progress in closing data gaps across most humanitarian operations. This momentum is the...
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Context, Shocks/Events, and Impact of the Crisis Following 40 years of war and an already dire situation of increasing hunger, economic decline, price rises in food and other essential needs, and...
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This report outlines key progress and challenges under the UN Common Cash Statement (UNCCS) and the vision and priorities ahead. It builds on more than two years of implementation, the UNCCS Q&A and...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND Cash and voucher assistance (CVA) has been increasingly used during sudden onset disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. However, CVA cannot be rapidly scaled without a...
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COVID-19 AND THE HUMANITARIAN LANDSCAPE 2020 was a year like no other. Amidst on-going humanitarian crises, largely fuelled by conflict and violence but also driven by the effects of climate change –...
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By Sarah Telford The goal of The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2021 is to increase awareness of the data that is available to inform humanitarian operations around the world and to highlight what...