Assessments

BACKGROUND The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Kenya stands at 45,647 as of 20 October 2020. Mombasa county had reported the second highest (3,591) number of positive COVID-19 cases after Nairobi County (22,581). Social distancing…

From 04 to 10 November 2020, in close coordination with Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC), International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) teams conducted multi-sectoral location assessments (MSLA) in resettlement sites hosting…

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a global pandemic, heightening the risk to vulnerable populations, internally displaced people and people on the move. On 22 March 2020, the Government of Mozambique officially declared the…

INTRODUCTION The number of internally displaced people (IDP) in Somalia has been increasing for the last several years. Currently, 2.6 million IDPs live in 2,000 sites across Somalia, the majority of whom were found to be in…

The IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total allocation of CHF 249,327 from its Forecast based Action (FbA) mechanism for the Mozambique Red Cross Society. The approved amount consists of an immediate allocation…

BACKGROUND The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Kenya stands at 53,797 as of 30 October 2020. Social distancing measures, including the temporary closing of venues or large public gatherings were put in place in March…

Context The first case of COVID-19 was officially confirmed in Somalia in March.1 This co-occurred with a large-scale locust invasion and floods; a situation that is predicted to further exacerbate socio-economic vulnerabilities of the population. Disruption of…

Background: Population Mobility and Internal Displacement in Ethiopia Ethiopia faces significant internal displacement. In 2018, Ethiopia recorded the third highest number of new displacements worldwide, with 3,191,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs). A significant portion of these displacements…

BACKGROUND The invasion by desert locusts in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) counties that started in December of 2019 is still ongoing as per reports by the Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in…

CONTEXT The first case of COVID-19 was officially confirmed in Somalia in March. This co-occurred with a large-scale locust invasion and floods; a situation that is predicted to further exacerbate socio-economic vulnerabilities of the population. Disruption of supply…