Lebanon

Today marks International Women’s Day, an annual global event intended to celebrate women’s achievements while also calling for greater gender equality and equity. To commemorate the milestone this year, we explored the application of gender-inclusive approaches in humanitarian research, specifically needs assessments that are conducted with representatives from crisis-affected communities in the world’s largest humanitarian […]

The decision to leave home, family, friends, livelihoods, language and culture is a major undertaking, and yet over 3.6 million people have sought asylum in European Union countries since the start of 2013, 44% of whom come from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. Data on arrivals to Europe show that those who make the journey are […]

On a global scale, women and girls make up half of the world’s refugees and half of global migrants, but when it comes to those travelling to Europe, the story is quite different. On International Women’s Day, REACH tells the story of one of the many mothers, sisters, and daughters who do not or cannot […]

Since its outbreak four years ago, the conflict in Syria has generated a massive regional refugee crisis. According to UNHCR, over 4 million Syrians are registered as refugees in neighbouring countries as of September 2015, and Lebanon alone has received over 1 million Syrians in the past four years. These massive numbers have discernably had […]

As the Syrian Crisis enters its fourth year, the number of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon is now exceeding 1.1 million[1]. Such a significant population increase has placed the country’s infrastructure under strain, notably with regards to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). This has been especially true for the Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon, which now […]

Climate shocks in Kenya continue to be felt through more than a decade of drought and, from October 2023 to January 2024, the country also saw El Niño related flooding. This led to the deaths of at least 174 people and the displacement of more than 500,000 households. More than 17,000 acres of farmland were […]

IMPACT Initiatives has signed the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations at a time when our planet is in a period of accelerating climate and environmental crises, the effects of which are being felt by all of us.   As humanitarian organisations, we see this crisis reflected every day in our work. Climate-related disasters have  nearly doubled in […]

La crise prolongée que subit l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) depuis plusieurs décennies, connaît depuis bientôt deux ans une évolution préoccupante. Le conflit en cours depuis le printemps 2022 entre les forces gouvernementales congolaises et leurs alliés d’une part, et le groupe armé M23 d’autre part, s’est intensifié depuis la fin du […]