Reports

The two devastating earthquakes that occurred in Nepal on 25 April and 12 May 2015 severely affected many regions within the country. Nearly 9,000 people lost their lives and over 22,000 people were injured. With a…

Afghan government institutions and leaders must be transparent and accountable to the Afghan people. We stand against those who exploit their positions of power and influence to deprive the Afghan people of the benefits of…

THE UN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FACT-FINDING MISSION ON MYANMAR Myanmar’s military must stop using sexual and gender-based violence to punish ethnic minorities, says the Mission’s final report to the Human Rights Council released today. The mission found that soldiers…

This document outlines lessons learned from a joint UNHCR-WFP project in Afghanistan aimed at identifying and mitigating the risks of abuse of power in cash assistance. The cash transfer mechanisms discussed during the mission were cash…

Abstract There is little evidence on the effects of Joint Needs Assessments (JNAs) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) on humanitarian organisations’ behaviour and humanitarian outcomes. JNAs are needs assessments undertaken jointly by humanitarian agencies and organisations…

Data, privacy, information. These issues more important than they have ever been, and for the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world – especially children – they are key to realising their rights. In order to…

In response to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement of sanctions on four top Myanmar military officials, including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Refugees International’s Senior Advocate for Human Rights Dan Sullivan issued the following…

By Abby Stoddard, Paul Harvey, Monica Czwarno, Meriah-Jo Breckenridge Summary of key findings 2018 was the second worst year on record for aid worker security, with 399 aid workers affected by major violence in 221 separate attacks. Victims included…

The Alliance for Empowering Partnerships (A4EP) is a network of organisations committed to rebalancing the humanitarian architecture and practices to enable locally-led responses. This position paper is a contribution to discussions during the ECOSOC meeting and…

- Binod Ghimire, Kathmandu Even as Nepal has failed to ensure justice for victims of the decade-long conflict, the country has yet to implement the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in relation to two…