Up-to-date data collection efforts and analysis are critical to ensure humanitarian action is targeted effectively and the most vulnerable populations prioritized in the COVID-19 response. Data and analysis are needed to ensure new regions or countries affected by the crisis are monitored closely. In many countries IMPACT, notably through its REACH initiative, has been contacted to provide this support.
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.
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.
In order to evaluate the added-value and to identify lessons learned for the future, and with financial support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Mr. Claus Sørensen was tasked to conduct an independent review of the MSNAs conducted in 2018.
