HIGHLIGHTS

• During winter months, humanitarian partners strengthened efforts dedicated to communal structure rehabilitation and shelter repair, including through provision of cash or in-kind rehabilitation.

• Significant progress in water infrastructure and pipeline rehabilitation has improved short and medium-term access to safe water, addressing a fundamental need of the affected population.

• Deployment of health teams and provision of medical supplies and services, including mental health support, has strengthened healthcare provisions, effectively addressing critical health needs.

• Partners scaled up humanitarian efforts, despite some ongoing access barriers and challenges in the coordination with local authorities that hinder some from delivering at full capacity; hence the need to prioritize support for vulnerable populations, including internally displaced persons, children, and women and girls, particularly through cash-based, protection, and education assistance, remains high.