Assessments

Overview In 2014 and 2015, Upper Nile State was the site of some of the most intense conflict in South Sudan. Although the state had enjoyed a period of relative calm in 2016, since January 2017, conflict…

Overview Conflict in Jonglei State broke out in late December 2013, only days after the current conflict began in Juba. Since then, the state has been one of the worst affected by the conflict, and currently hosts…

Conflict in Unity State broke out in late December 2013, only days after the current conflict began in Juba. Since then, the state has been one of the worst affected by the conflict, and currently hosts…

RUBKONA OVERVIEW AND DISPLACEMENT DYNAMICS Rubkona County is an administrative division of Northern Liech State and formerly part of Unity State in South Sudan. It borders Guit County to the east, Southern Kordofan State (Sudan) to the…

Ethiopia was hit by one of the worst drought for the first time in history in 2015. The seasonal assessments that followed the occurrence of the drought were able to identify the needs in the various…

BACKGROUND The Abyei Area is divided by two dominant culturally distinct groups; the agro-pastoralist Dinka Ngok and the pastoral Misseriya. Conflict between the two is embedded in livelihood patterns that require migrations through Dinka-Ngok territory by the…

BACKGROUND Renewed fighting in the West Bank of the River Nile in April and May led to a significant movement of people between toward Aburoc. Already swollen by the movements of people from Tonga and Wau Shilluk…

This rapid assessment is intended to provide UNHCR protection and other staff as well as relevant partners with a first understanding of the DRC conflict and its impact on neighboring Angola, the refugee communities and protection…

Key mission findings The majority of drought-related displacement has occurred within regions, with people migrating from rural to urban areas while there are “climate refugees” who came from Somali region of Ethiopia. The pull factor of IDPs…

1. Background Due to alarming drought situation in Dollo Zone UN Joint Mission comprised of IOM, WFP, UNHCR and NRC accompanied by DPPB - Abdi Masjid Mohamed official from Dollo Bay Woreda, Afder Zone visited the IDPs…