Reports

A Story of the Impacts of Riverbank Erosion, Assashuni Upazila of Satkhira District Sathkira, one of the most climatevulnerable coastal districts in Bangladesh, has a total of 683 km of embankments to protect it from tidal flooding…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cyclone Remal made landfall near the Bangladesh-India border, severely impacting the Sundarbans in Satkhira district on 26 May 2024, affecting 4.6 million people. The GiHA Working Group initiated the Rapid Gender Analysis on 27 May,…

Agenda Item Welcome and Introduction Regional Co-Chair Rotation Updates on AP GIHA WG 2023 Snapshot Updates on the Regional Working Groups meeting Updated IASC Policy on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Humanitarian Action AP GiHA Workplan 2024 Collaboration…

Minutes of the second quarterly meeting of GiHA Bangladesh working group Chair: Farida Pervin, Director General, Department of Women Affairs Co-Chair: Dilruba Haider, Programme Specialist, UN Women Date: 30 November 2023 Time: 03:00PM — 04:00 PM Venue: Online Meeting through…

This update communicates the activities of Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group in Bangladesh in the months August and September and shares some useful information and resources on the gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action.

I. Background Protecting human rights and promoting gender equality is central to humanitarian action. The needs of women, men, girls, boys, people with disability and gender diverse people are different and distinct, and often these differences are…

The August 2023 flash floods and monsoon rains across Bangladesh resulted in unprecedented damage, especially in Chattogram Division, leading to widespread devastation and displacement. The districts of Bandarban, Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, and Rangamati experienced severe landslides,…

Minutes of the second quarterly meeting of GiHA Bangladesh working group Chair: Farida Pervin, Director General, Department of Women Affairs Co-Chair: Dilruba Haider, Programme Specialist, UN Women Date: 30 July 2023 Time: 11:00AM — 01:00 PM Venue: Multipurpose Hall Room,…

This update communicates the activities of Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group in Bangladesh in the month of June and July and shares some useful information and resources on the gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action.