Humanitarian organizations warn of looming food crisis if immediate resolution to negotiations is not reached Sana’a, 07 December 2023 – Twenty-two humanitarian organizations in Yemen today are...
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Joint Statement on Yemen Humanitarian Situation and Funding Gap [EN/AR]
Already exhausted by more than eight years of war, over 21.6 million people, 75 percent of the Yemeni population, are grappling with humanitarian needs. The people of Yemen need and want to look into...
Rebuilding sustainable livelihoods in Iraq
In the Zummar sub-district in Iraq, Dorcas provided agricultural assets and supported the improvement of livelihoods for income generation for returnees and internally displaced persons. This project...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Floods and droughts are two sides of the same coin
The United Nations describes droughts as one of the greatest threats to sustainable development. Forecasts predict that by 2050, droughts may affect more than 75 percent of the world’s population...
South Sudan + 1 more
South Sudan requires immediate support to mitigate a humanitarian crisis
The situation in Sudan and South Sudan continues to worsen as thousands of people flee the conflict in Sudan and cross the South Sudanese border. Dorcas shares the worries of the NGO community of...
Dorcas provides psychosocial support in Syria
Dorcas distributes food, provides health support in a mobile clinic and offers psychosocial support to those affected by the earthquake. Dorcas’ humanitarian assistance coordinator Mirian Wester...
Biggest disaster in Syria is yet to come
In Syria, the earthquake caused widespread destruction in infrastructure and civilian buildings in Aleppo, Hama, Idleb, and Lattakia governorates. The impact of this earthquake is enormous. Many...
Dorcas’ response to Syria earthquake
Earthquakes and severe aftershocks are causing great devastation in Syria and Turkey. Dorcas has been active in Syria for many years and is directly experiencing the consequences of this disaster...
IRNA Report: Gogrial East 02-09 August 2022
Situation overview. • Gogrial East has a socio-economic importance, as it borders with Gogrial West County, Twic County, Tonj North County, Unity State (Mayom County), and Western Bahr el-Ghazal (Jur...
World + 4 more
Investing in mental health
Why Dorcas considers mental well-being to be a priority Poverty, disaster and violence impact communities and countries worldwide and have a devastating impact on millions of people's mental health...
Tonj North Inter-Agency Needs Assessment (IRNA) in Awul, Akop, Rualbet and Manlor Payam in Tonj North from 02-09 August 2022
Situation overview At least 54% of the population in Tonj North (165,000) are each year affected by recurrent subnational violence and seasonal flood. In 2021, 90,000 people were displaced within...
Twic IRNA Report 09 August 2022
Situation overview Twic county (Warrap state) comprises six payams namely Akoc, Ajack Kuac, Aweng, Panyok, Turalei and Wunrok Payams, and its county administration is Turalei Payam. Twic County...
Jur River County IRNA for flood affected people Western Bahrel Ghazl (30 August 2022)
Jur River, one of the 3 counties of Western Bahrel Ghazal state has six payams namely Kangi, Rocrocdong, Kangi, Kuajiena, Udici, Marial Baai, and Marial Wau. It has a total population of 127,771...
6 months of aid in Ukraine – DRA partners support thousands with immediate relief, but millions remain in need
After 6 months of war in Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians remain in immediate need of support. Across the country, the Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) has worked together with local partners as part of...
Dorcas Mozambique and Start Network begin an emergency response project in Cabo Delgado
Cabo Delgado is a province severely affected by a complex humanitarian crisis with military tension, climate-induced problems and high levels of poverty. Recent attacks carried out by armed groups in...
Romania + 1 more
Emergency aid for Ukranian refugees in Romania shifts to long-term assistance
The flow of refugees from Ukraine to Romania seems to be decreasing, which has consequences for the assistance required. Dorcas Romania will now focus on long-term support for Ukrainian refugees,...
Ukraine + 3 more
Falling through the cracks: older people in conflict situations
Dorcas published a report entitled ‘Falling through the cracks’, which concludes that, in Ukraine, older people are particularly vulnerable to suffering the consequences of the war with Russia. The...
Dorcas Lebanon launches new project supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises affected by Beirut blast
The Beirut blast on August 4 2020, was one of the largest explosions in history that pulverised the port, and damaged over half of Beirut. The explosion had a significant impact on the country which...
World + 14 more
Dorcas: Annual Report 2021: Resilience
If there was any year in recent history where the importance of resilience was underlined, it was 2021. On a global scale! The COVID-19 pandemic continued to take its toll and surprised us time and...
Case Study: Setting up best practice cash programmes through Cash Program Design Wizard
When working on cash programmes it can be an overabundance of information for aid workers with a lot of admin work and time spend on aligning with fellow team members. These programmes in addition...