Reports

Context of the assessment: Heavy rainfall during end of July and early August 2011 caused severe localized flooding in southern districts of Bangladesh namely Satkhira, Jessore, Khulna and Cox’s Bazar. As flood waters begin to recede, some…

DHAKA – A generous cash donation of US$ 10 million (Tk. 75 Crore) from the Government of Japan will allow WFP to provide food assistance to poor and vulnerable communities which are vulnerable to natural disasters…

30 Aug 2011 11:55 By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis hit by heavy monsoon floods will be forced to spend the Muslim festival of Eid sheltering in schools or under…

CHF 262,770 (USD 320,870 or EUR 223,470) has been allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) deliver…

July 12, 2011 High Commissioner of India in Dhaka Sh. Rajeet Mitter along with Minister for Food and Disaster Management H.E. Dr. Abdul Razzak, handed over the first batch of Sidr Core Shelters, built in Sharonkhola, Bagerhat…

(Extract) At least 1,600 families in Sharankhola of Bagerhat, who were affected by cyclone Sidr in 2007, yesterday received new houses built by the Indian government. Food and Disaster Management Minister Abdur Razzaque and Indian High Commissioner…

As diverse demands for United Nations peacekeeping continued to grow, more than 14,000 United Nations police officers — a force that was increasingly specialized and increasingly female — were deployed around the world, said the United…

These briefs have been elaborated in the framework of the collaboration of FAO and UN-HABITAT, as part of the Natural Disasters Initiatives under the Inter-Agency Standing Committee for Humanitarian Assistance work. Their objective is to raise…

Structure of the Handbook Role of women in disaster risk management have been re-examined in the handbook titled “Women Leadership in Disaster Risk Management” in the practical context of Bangladesh. Generally women are addressed as the most…

By Bonosree Sarker in Bangladesh When Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh in on 25 May 2009, tidal surges of up to 6.5 metres flooded the fertile agricultural land around the Sathkhira and Khulna districts in south-west Bangladesh. The…