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Briefing
Sudan: Humanitarian access snapshot
This briefing note gives a snapshot of the humanitarian access situation in Sudan following the start of fighting in April 2023 as well as some insights into the overall humanitarian access situation since the military takeover in October 2021.
Article
A critical juncture for Sudan’s democratic transition
An expert commentary describing how international pressure is essential to reach an agreement that establishes a credible civilian government.
Report
Flood Assessment in South Sudan November 2022
Like many countries around the globe, South Sudan is facing unprecedented impacts of climate change. Since 2017, it has experienced heavy downpours which have resulted in rampant floods. For instance, between July and October 2021 alone, 856,000 people were affected…
Briefing
Guidance Note on community engagement for cholera outbreak response in the East and Southern Africa region frpt
The purpose of this guidance note is to support Ministries of Health, UNICEF, and other response partners to design and implement effective, community-centred, and data-driven community engagement for cholera outbreak response.
Research paper
Hiding in plain sight: IDP’s protection strategies after closing Juba’s protection of civilian sites
When civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, people from the Nuer minority ethnic group became targeted by government forces and sought protection in United Nations peace-keeping bases which expanded and became known as Protection of Civilian sites…
Question Bank
Tools
Cholera question bank
These resources are intended to support operational social science research to be used in cholera preparedness and response activities.
Report
WHO Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report #1
This report summarises the current status of the cholera outbreak across 24 countries that are reporting cases. WHO has assessed the global risk level as very high.
Briefing
Socio-behavioural insight for community-centred cholera preparedness and response In Mozambique, 2023 pt
This brief explores socio-behavioural determinants including local knowledge, perceptions, practices, and structural factors influencing cholera transmission dynamics. The brief has been developed to support response actors develop prevention and control strategies to rapidly contain the outbreak and prepare for a…
Briefing
Social, Behavioural and Community Dynamics Related to the Cholera Outbreak in Malawi
This brief is a rapid synthesis of socio-behavioural evidence relating to the 2022 cholera outbreak in Malawi intended for national and international response partners.
Research paper
War and peace: What’s the difference?
This article analyses the political and contextual differences between war and peace.
Research paper
‘Who Can Sing the Song of MSF?’ The Politics of ‘Proximity’ and Performing Humanitarianism in Eastern DRC
This article explores the complexities of the brokerage work conducted by Congolese MSF staff working in a ‘field’ that is not a distant, liminal space, but their country (and region) of origin. They have complicated and heterogeneous political and social…
Research paper
Knowledge and Perceptions on Menstrual Hygiene Management Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in South Sudan
This article draws on grounded theory and ethnographic fieldwork approaches and applies a political ecology of adolescent health (PEAH) framework to examine how school-going adolescent girls and their communities perceive sexual and reproductive health education (SRHE) and menstrual hygiene management…
