More than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe in 2015, sparking a humanitarian crisis as European countries struggled to cope with the unprecedented influx of people. The vast majority of migrants arrived by sea, yet a large number of people made their way over land, through Turkey and the Western Balkans.
Despite its severity, the so-called European migration crisis was marked by significant information gaps related to the intentions and profiles of migrants as well as the factors motivating their decision to leave their place of origin and select a specific destination in Europe. These information gaps inhibited humanitarian planning and response and contributed to several unfounded assumptions on migration and the crisis.
In support of the humanitarian response, IMPACT, through its initiative REACH, established a displacement monitoring mechanism to assess the trends and profiles of the new arrivals. Through this intervention, REACH was able to produce monthly updates on migration trends. The data gathered provided consistent and regular information for actors leading humanitarian response to the dynamic situation. The information provided by REACH was also used by decision-making stakeholders, including humanitarian actors and policy-makers within the EU.
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, our sister organization ACTED alerts about the risks in the poorest countries, where millions of vulnerable people are already facing humanitarian and health crises. Discover why we must act today and sign the appeal for an immediate and global mobilization for the most vulnerable.
As a humanitarian organization deployed in many vulnerable and crisis-affected countries, IMPACT is deeply concerned by the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the millions of affected people we seek to serve. Click here for our statement on IMPACT’s contribution to informing the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and for regular updates of activities in countries where we work.
Every month, IMPACT Initiatives will introduce a member of its staff working in the field and who is actively engaged in collecting information from affected populations to explore what drives them to keep improving humanitarian action. Meet Muna, a committed humanitarian from Jordan who went from joining REACH teams on to building and managing them entirely.
Out of the 41 million people displaced worldwide, over half are women and girls. Even more concerning is the fact that the repercussions and negative impacts of living in internal displacement seem to affect women more than men. Read what lead author, Christelle Cabazat, and contributors from IMPACT, have to say about the importance of collecting more gender-disaggregated data leading to better analysis, and response.
REACH closely monitored and triangulated key findings from various assessments conducted in the Idleb and Aleppo governorates to provide comprehensive, timely and reliable evidence on the humanitarian situation of the 950,000 displaced persons on the ground. The overview highlights a clear and urgent need to scale-up operations in the region.
IMPACT Initiatives participated in the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) which took place in Geneva. It was an opportunity for key players of the humanitarian and development sector to exchange views on multiple topical issues affecting the humanitarian sector. Here are the key takeaways from the IMPACT/REACH participation in sessions, panels, technical meetings, and the marketplace.
Every month, IMPACT Initiatives will introduce a member of its staff working in the field and who is actively engaged in collecting information from affected populations to explore what drives them to keep improving humanitarian action. Meet Alya, the compelling 24-year-old Ukrainian whose moral compass, after leaving her homeland in Eastern Ukraine, led her to the REACH offices in Kyiv.
Every month, IMPACT Initiatives will introduce a member of its staff working in the field and who is actively engaged in collecting information from affected populations to explore what drives them to keep improving humanitarian action. Meet Mohamed Shire, the cheerful 26-year-old Somalian whose current life revolves around helping communities in his home country.
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