Assessments

1. Introduction In preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), the WHS secretariat commissioned Ipsos to conduct community consultations with crisis-affected communities in multiple focus countries. The countries chosen for the consultations were Afghanistan, Guinea, South Sudan, Syria,…

Summary More than 1.1 million refugees and migrants have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, mostly travelling from Turkey to the Greek Islands and onwards to Central and Northern Europe. On Lesvos Island alone, more than…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY When Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, reached the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines on 8 November 2013, it was the strongest typhoon ever recorded to make landfall. Yolanda was the deadliest typhoon in…

SUMMARY The people of Tharparkar are facing a humanitarian situation where many women and children suffer from acute malnutrition. This is driven by a combination of factors including development challenges. The drought in Tharparkar is a recurring issue…

INTRODUCTION CRS has also complete in-depth urban shelter assessment in Athens, which identified different building typologies, and potential cost/benefit analysis for each approach. Key findings include: The city of Athens due to the economic crisis has an estimated…

1. Demographic Profile 0.66% Population Growth Rate 190 Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000 live births) 2.5 Total Fertility Rate 69.6 Female Life Expectancy 67.5 Male Life Expectancy 271,061 Total Population 0.89m/f Sex Ratio 2011. 75.14% Hindu 19.09% Buddhist 3.26% Christian 1.12% Muslim 0.63% Bon 55.3% Female Population 36% Contraceptive Prevalence…

2015 Earthquake Data On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Central and Western Regions of Nepal. The earthquake, which has been followed by a series of aftershocks, led to significant loss of life, injuries…

Executive summary Cambodia is a country prone to floods and droughts, but 2016 has proven to be the hottest year on record. The ongoing 2015 – 2016 El Niño event is causing severe drought in much of…

Executive Summary One-hundred percent of child refugees and migrants stranded in sites across Greece are out of school. For the majority of girls and boys, their education has been disrupted for far longer than their journey to…

CONTEXT In the month of March 2016, 27,000 people made the journey across the Mediterranean to Greece bringing the total of arrivals in the first three months of the year to 151,400. In 2015, there were 856,000…