Angola - Assessment Updates

BACKGROUND: UNHCR has been in Angola for 43 years since the signing of the ‘Accord de Siege’ in February 1977. During this time, UNHCR has played an important role in the history of Angola such as...

Executive Summary The growing threat and recent epidemics of Aedes-borne arboviral infections in Africa has put into question the adequacy of public health systems to control these vector-borne...

UNHCR Angola conducted a participatory assessment (PA) between 18th and 27th October 2021. This study is conducted using a qualitative method by organizing 32 focus group discussions. The study used...

Highlights Significant reduction of precipitation in the first ten days of May 2022. Namibe and Benguela provinces close the rainy season with below-average vegetation cover. There are significant...

Highlights • Provinces of Namibe, Huila, and western Cunene with less than 80% of average precipitation in March 2022. • Coastal zone of Benguela and Namibe with vegetation cover much below average. ...

Highlights • Cumulative February 2022 rainfall above average in southwest and below average in northwest and southeast of Cuando Cubango. • Namibe, Huila and Cunene continue with lower than average...

Highlights Southern provinces were the most affected by the shortage of rain in December 2021. Lowest levels of vegetation cover in the provinces of Benguela, Huambo, Namibe, Huíla and Cunene and the...

Highlights • Provinces of Zaíre, Uíge, Bengo, Luanda, Cuanza Norte, Malange and Cuanza Sul had 90% to 120% of normal rainfall in November 2021. • Provinces of Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Bié, Moxico,...

Highlights Significant reduction in rainfall registered in April 2021 in the provinces of Namibe, Huíla, Cunene and Cuando Cubango compared to March 2021. Northern provinces continued to experience...

Highlights • Increase in precipitation in March 2021 compared to February 2021. • Vegetation coverage below average but with an increasing trend from the beginning of March 2021. Methodology The...

Highlights • In most provinces precipitation started in the normal period with normal to slightly below normal levels in the first two months. • From December 2020 significantly below average...

Introduction and Lóvua context Forced displacement puts significant psychological and social stress on individuals, families and communities. People not only experience atrocities prior to or during...

Introduction Education provides us with knowledge about the world and the skills that are needed to have an impact. It can also lay the foundation for a strong society. Indeed, a good quality human...

Introduction Education provides us with knowledge about the world and the skills that are needed to have an impact. It can also lay the foundation for a strong society. Indeed, a good quality human...

Country Operational Context The complex emergency that unfolded in the Kasai Central Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2016 and 2017 resulted from the intercommunity tensions...

Key Findings Overall, there were not major changes in the feeding practices before leaving DRC and after arriving in Angola; the major difference was seen in the number of meals and variety of...

I. General overview and key findings This report attempts to provide a market-based evidence from which WFP can make decisions concerning the most appropriate cash-based intervention option for the...

Summary of findings A rapid qualitative emergency food security and agriculture mission was undertaken jointly by WFP and FAO, from May 14 to 28, in two refugee reception centers in Dundo – Kakanda...

This rapid assessment is intended to provide UNHCR protection and other staff as well as relevant partners with a first understanding of the DRC conflict and its impact on neighboring Angola, the...

· El Nino is having a devastating impact on children in the Southern Africa region forcing them into early marriage, child labour and out of school, reveals a World Vision report released today · The...