As a result of the escalation of the Artsakh conflict and large-scale military operations outbreak on 27th of September 2020, a large number of Artsakh civilians spontaneously fled their homes and arrived in Armenia. As a result, according to the several official data sources more than 80,000 civilians (mostly women and children) have been evacuated from their homes and accommodated. Heavy clashes reported along the line of contact in the territory of Artsakh, caused civilian casualties and severely damaged many infrastructures in the territory, such as houses, churches, hospitals, schools, roads and communication networks. And though after the ceasefire on 10th November, 2020 many displaced families went back to Artsakh, they had to be relocated to different regions of Artsakh, as their houses were destroyed or are on territories currently under the control of Azerbaijan, thus becoming internally displaced.

Conflict-affected and displaced persons/families in Artsakh are, to a large extent, dependent on assistance provided by humanitarian charities, such as Mission Armenia, and have very limited possibilities to sustain themselves against sustainable livelihood opportunities. 

To properly provide humanitarian response to the most vulnerable families identified during the needs assessment conducted by Mission Armenia, the project MA01 intends to ensure access to core relief items for vulnerable conflict-affected displaced families of Artsakh.