ACAPS is a non-profit, non-governmental project that provides international, independent humanitarian analysis. Founded in 2009, ACAPS provides daily monitoring and analysis of the situations in 150 countries, to support humanitarian aid workers.[1] This analysis is freely provided to the NGOs, UN agencies and donors. ACAPS is also known for having developed a severity ranking of humanitarian crises. It employs around 30 professionals based in Geneva.
ACAPS established the Syria Needs Analysis Project (SNAP) in 2012. For about three years, SNAP delivered over 40 products related to the humanitarian impact of the conflict.