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UNFPA Ethiopia Response to the Tigray Crisis - Situation report (1-15 April 2021) Format Background On 4 November 2020, clashes erupted between the military and regional forces in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. The federal government declared a state of emergency for six months, and a large-scale humanitarian crisis emerged with a surge of internally displaced persons and movement of refugees into neighboring countries. Despite the announcement of an official end to military operations at the end of November 2020, there has been continued conflict across the region and insecurity par...

Research Terms of Reference: Situation Overview of Polio Outbreak and WASH Needs YEM2103, Yemen (March 2021, Version 1) Format 2.1 Background Poliovirus has reemerged in Yemen, with the first cases identified in June and July 2020. Since January 2020, 30 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) cases have been reported, spreading among a few select districts in Sa’ada governorate. Sa'ada governorate is located in north-western Yemen and was estimated to have a population of 934,000 as of the 2021 Humaniatian Needs Overview (HNO). It is one of the governorates most affected by both cur...

Iraq: Humanitarian Bulletin, March 2021 Format • HC Visit to Diyala • Urban displacement in Iraq and KRI • Impact of Dinar Devaluation on Food Prices • IDPs from Sinjar Seek Re-admission to Camps Publication of HRP In early March, the 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Iraq were published. The Humanitarian Coordinator marked the occasion with a joint press release issued with the Minister of Planning. The 2021 HNO focuses on the continued humanitarian needs of the people displaced by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the m...

Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (March 2021) Format HC Foreword At the start of 2021, Yemen is at risk of descending into deeper crisis. Recognized as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for the past four years, the country is now hurtling towards the worst famine the world has seen in decades. Unprecedented levels of humanitarian assistance helped to avert a famine and other disasters in 2019, yet the underlying drivers of the crisis persist. As the devastating armed conflict continues, vulnerable populations are increasingly unable to cope. Today in Yemen, 20.7 million people, two...

Iraq: Humanitarian Bulletin, February 2021 Format • Inter-agency Missions to Return Areas • Cash Programming in Iraq • Access Snapshot February 2021 One Year On, COVID-19 Continues to Impact Iraq The first case of COVID-19 in Iraq was detected in late February 2020, attributed to a student who recently returned from Iran. Despite the imposition of strict lockdowns, within a few months the country reached the “community transmission” stage. By the end of February 2021, there were approximately 695,000 of COVID-19 in Iraq, resulting in just over 13,000 reported deaths. While the trans...