Assessments

Executive summary Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a first Rapid Assessment of Food and Nutrition Security in the Context of COVID-19 in Bangladesh based on qualitative data collected during April and May…

INTRODUCTION The Afghanistan Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was launched by the Afghanistan Cash and Voucher Working Group (CVWG) and partners, in collaboration with REACH Initiative (REACH), and funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid…

INTRODUCTION The Afghanistan Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was launched by the Afghanistan Cash and Voucher Working Group (CVWG) and partners, in collaboration with REACH Initiative (REACH), and funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid…

Overview The Household Emergency Assessment Tool (HEAT) is a standardised emergency assessment tool adopted by the Afghanistan Humanitarian Country Team, and includes indicators illustrating demographics and a household’s vulnerability in the following sectors: food security, shelter, water,…

DISPLACEMENT OVERVIEW 12 active sites hosting more than 5 households have been assessed from 17 until 23 September 2020 in 3 of the landslide-affected districts. 2,150 persons from 480 households were residing in the active sites during…

To understand how Myanmar’s crop marketing system has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, phone interviews were conducted with more than 100 agricultural commodity traders roughly every 30 days from late May until early August 2020. A round…

ABSTRACT Myanmar had one of the lowest confirmed COVID-19 caseloads in the world in mid-2020 and was one of the few developing countries not projected to go into economic recession. However, macroeconomic projections are likely to be…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Between April and October 2020, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Michigan State University (MSU), with support from the United States Agency of International Development (USAID) and the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund…

Overview COVID-19 has had a severe impact on economies and livelihoods around the world, as well as on both domestic and international travel. This has taken an enormous toll on migrant workers – particularly lowskilled and casual labour…

This snapshot focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the smuggling of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan with the aim to contribute towards building a solid evidence base to inform targeted responses on the…