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KEY FINDINGS
➔ 1 in every 21 people currently residing in Armenia has experienced forced displacement. This includes 531 stateless persons, 628 asylum seekers, and 34,757 refugees recorded by UNHCR as of mid-2023, and 115,183 people arriving from Karabakh after renewed hostilities in September 2023.
➔ 8% of all residents require support, encompassing forcibly displaced individuals and an additional 95,000 members of the host community.
➔ Conditions had been worsening in Nagorno-Karabakh for ten months before 2023 hostilities due to a blockade rendering the Lachin corridor inaccessible to all civilian and commercial traffic.
➔ Blockade had caused severe shortages of basic necessities including food, medicines, and fuel among others, contributing to a significant increase of health issues in women and children including immunodeficiency, anaemia, thyroid disease, and worsened diabetes.
➔ Humanitarian aid, including government assistance, was identified as the primary source of food for displaced people.
➔ An estimated 2,070 women who had fled Karabakh were pregnant as of October 19. Approximately 1,380 of these were expected to give birth in the following 6 months.
➔ Professional mental health and psychosocial support services are lacking in all communities. An estimated 22,500 displaced persons will need dedicated mental health services.
➔ Building long-term resilience among displaced people could entail shelter support, job placement, self-employment opportunities, and the provision of income-generating tools, particularly in the agricultural sector.