5 key takeaways from HNPW 2023
10 May 2023
10 May 2023
Recognizing the unique experiences of women during crises is vital for designing effective interventions. However, humanitarian research often falls short in fully grasping these experiences. As we commemorate International Women’s Day, it’s important to acknowledge this important information gap. Despite efforts to integrate a gender perspective into the research process, from design to analysis, there […]
Contextualising research to drive local and sustainable change with Area-based assessments (ABA) Ciénaga, Magdalena, has long been affected by multiple crises. It has been deeply affected by armed conflict and the presence of criminal groups. Internally displaced people (IDPs) have been arriving in Ciénaga since April 2022, and more than 7,800 Venezuelans reside in the […]
On the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country continues to grapple with the impact of ongoing conflict. Over the course of 2022 and 2023, the conflict has caused destruction and damage to houses and infrastructure, disrupting service provision and exacerbating humanitarian needs. On this anniversary, we reflect on IMPACT’s past and […]
How IMPACT informs an evidence-based humanitarian response, a case study from the South of Ukraine Since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the war has continued to escalate leaving over 14.6 million people – about 40 per cent of the Ukrainian population living in Ukraine – in need of humanitarian […]
Launch Statement Promoting a people-centred aid system: IMPACT’s commitment to producing community-driven evidence for humanitarian decision making In recent years, there has been growing momentum around putting people and communities at the centre of humanitarian action, packaged under a series of Accountability to Affected People (AAP) principles and commitments. This push for stronger accountability mechanisms […]
Each year, REACH conducts Multi-Sector Needs Assessments (MSNAs) to support annual humanitarian response planning, through producing a reliable evidence base for decision-makers about the needs, vulnerabilities, and preferences of crisis-affected people. Many of the humanitarian crises where MSNAs are conducted are characterized by widespread internal displacement – as evidenced by the 70+ million internally displaced […]
The Global Refugee Forum is taking place this week, and IMPACT will be present for these discussions. Held every four years, this event is the largest international gathering on refugees globally, and is intended to support the practical implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). Ahead of the Forum, IMPACT contributed two pledges related […]
About six million refugees from Ukraine were displaced across Europe as of mid-August 2023, 34% of whom are children. The objectives of this research were to analyse the vulnerabilities, risks and protective factors, as well as child protection needs of Ukrainian refugee children, adolescents and their caregivers – to improve evidence-based interventions related to child […]
