Assessments

Following the enforcement of restrictive and discriminatory citizenship laws in Bhutan, over 100,000 refugees from Bhutan fled to Nepal in the early 1990s, where they were recognized on a prima facie basis by the Government of…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. CONTEXT Typhoon Bopha (known in the Philippines as Pablo) made landfall on the island of Mindanao early on 4 December 2012 bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 210 km/h (130mph). The typhoon’s…

Summary “Pastoralist drop-out” – an abrupt cessation of traditional pastoralist livelihood activities, whether dictated by circumstance or more voluntary in nature – and the subsequent rural to urban migration that it entails has been rapidly increasing in…

PART 1: Initial Rapid Needs Assessment – January 15-28, 2013 Summary The objective of this assessment is to determine the level of impact of the current winter situation on the wellbeing of herders and their children in Mongolia,…

[Extract] Introduction 2A. Overview of context in Mongolia Mongolia is situated in the north-east of Asia, bordering Russia in the north, and the People’s Republic of China in the south. It is ranked 110 out of 187 countries in…

Brief Assessment Report Context On Friday, 22nd March 2013 at around 5.10 pm a terrifying tornado touched down in Brahman Baria Sadar Upazila. In less than 15 minutes the tornado spread its devastation leaving behind 31 deaths including…

This document presents the findings of a comparative cost effectiveness analysis of four WFP hunger reduction activities. It can be seen as a follow up on the Country Portfolio Evaluation 2012. This study has been conducted…

September 17th to October 17th 2012 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The last nationwide survey including nutrition indicators was the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) carried out in 2009. It showed that 32.4% of children <5y (0-59 months) were stunted…

Executive Summary Pre-typhoon livelihoods in Eastern Mindanao were characterized by subsistence agriculture and small livestock and poultry raising, augmented with income from various labour opportunities, both salaried and unsalaried, and skilled and unskilled. The area enjoyed a…

Compiled for UNHCR February 28, 2013 This briefing document analyses KHRG’s field information gathered between August 2012 and February 2013. During this period, villagers trained by KHRG collected a total of 367 oral testimonies, sets of images and…