Assessments

Since January 2020, MMC Asia has been interviewing returned Afghan returnees to better understand their experiences of return and reintegration.1 Alongside continuing returns from Iran and Pakistan,2 deportations of Afghans from Turkey3 and European countries4 resumed…

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…

SITUATIONAL CONTEXT On January 8, 2021, the Government of Panama ordered the reopening of land borders for the entry and exit of nationals, residents and foreigners; however, the Government of Costa Rica, within its plan for the…

Executive Summary Mercy Corps, under the Rakhine Market Analysis Unit (MAU), conducted a study across Rakhine State in September 2020, two to five weeks after lockdowns and restrictions were imposed in the region. The objective of the…

Introduction A key component of effective humanitarian response is coordination. Coordination “establishes a coherent and complementary approach [between humanitarian actors] that identifies ways to work together for better collective results”.1 The Cluster approach was developed by the…

Jonathan Keesecker This snapshot is based on a phone survey of 402 individuals in Ayeyarwady Region conducted during April 20 - May 7. Design and analysis were conducted by the Market Analysis Unit, while sampling and data…

As of 31 March 2021, there have been 127,877,462 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, including 2,796,561 deaths in 223 countries as reported by WHO. Bangladesh had 6,11,295 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 9,406 confirmed deaths till…

Executive Summary The livelihoods assessment will support the design of a child-sensitive livelihood assistance program to prompt livelihoods restoration and prevent, or reduce, the use of negative coping strategies, which are potentially harmful for children. The program…

Executive Summary On the 14th of April 2021, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced1 a two-week lockdown of Phnom Penh. This lockdown came after two months of a slow but steady increase in the number of COVID-19 cases…