Kyrgyzstan

Country Overview

In mid-2010 ethnic clashes in Southern Kyrgyzstan resulted in approximately 2000 damaged houses as well as half a million people facing displacement. To support the humanitarian response to the crisis, IMPACT, ACTED and UNOSAT partnered in order to propose and implement an interagency assessment that identified key vulnerabilities, as well as formed the basis of the humanitarian appeal process and the inter-agency response monitoring platform. The deployment was also the first pilot of what later became the interagency initiative REACH.

Following the end of the emergency, REACH adjusted its focus to informing reconstruction, recovery and stabilization efforts. REACH promoted conflict-sensitive planning by aid actors in the Ferghana Valley, through social economic assessments and tension mappings. REACH also supported local governments to develop assessment, monitoring and mapping tools to reduce the risk of disasters and increase response preparedness for the future.

Conflict in Ukraine: The one-year milestone

Today marks one year since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an event which has triggered a humanitarian crisis of immense scale. The conflict has caused widespread forced displacement, including more than 5.3 million people reported to be displaced from their homes inside Ukraine, and over 8 million refugees recorded across Europe – nearly one-third of […]

February 6, 2023

UKRAINE CRISIS

FIRST 100 DAYS OF THE UKRAINE WAR As conflict in Ukraine continues, the gravity of the humanitarian situation is clear. People in areas directly affected by conflict are in immediate need of life-saving support, lacking food, energy, utilities, and facing a breakdown in the provision of basic services. They also face the risk of […]

Navigating winter in Ukraine: A look at the Cold Spot Risk Assessment

January 31, 2023

Navigating winter in Ukraine: A look at the Cold Spot Risk Assessment

While more than 7 million Ukrainians have left the country since the start of the conflict, those left in Ukraine are in the midst of a harsh winter, facing extreme cold conditions. As temperatures continue to stay below zero in most parts of the country, any functioning infrastructure is crucial to get Ukrainians through the […]

Famine projected in three areas of Bay Region, alongside calls for urgent scale-up of aid

September 7, 2022

Famine projected in three areas of Bay Region, alongside calls for urgent scale-up of aid

What is happening? Watch our 2-minute explainer on the current drought crisis This week’s “multi-partner technical release” from the IPC After several weeks of analysis and deliberation, the IPC released a famine projection for Baidoa and Buur Hakaba on 5 September. According to the technical release, agropastoral populations in these two districts as well […]

Three key ways global decision-makers can support humanitarian workers in delivering on AAP

August 19, 2022

Three key ways global decision-makers can support humanitarian workers in delivering on AAP

Each year, 19 August marks World Humanitarian Day (WHD), designated by the UN General Assembly seven years ago as a day to commemorate aid workers, to advocate for their continued safety and security when deployed in fragile contexts, and to advocate for action in support of the millions of crisis-affected people around the world. WHD […]

Putting people first: understanding their needs to go beyond the top-down approach to accountability

July 21, 2022

Putting people first: understanding their needs to go beyond the top-down approach to accountability

Six years after commitments were made to put ‘people at the centre’ of humanitarian action, the assistance given to people in crisis is not always what they want or need. Despite the ambitions, in practice there has been a consistent lack of practical and holistic understanding of the priorities of affected communities to adapt approaches […]

Collecting key data on markets to support cash and voucher assistance

April 14, 2022

Collecting key data on markets to support cash and voucher assistance

In collaboration with national cash working groups, UN agencies, implementing partners, and donors, REACH works globally and nationally to address core information gaps in cash and voucher assistance (CVA) and provide evidence to support more effective Cash & Voucher interventions.

780,000 people are affected by flooding in South Sudan

December 10, 2021

780,000 people are affected by flooding in South Sudan

An estimated 780,000 people in 31 counties were reported as affected by flooding in South Sudan since May. People in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states, are the worst affected by the floods. Flooding has led to widespread collapse of livelihoods, severely affecting the ability of households to maintain livestock decreasing community and household coping capacities.