Assessments

SUMMARY In successive waves over four decades, Rohingya refugees have been fleeing to Bangladesh from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Since August 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, increasing the total number of…

SUMMARY The district of Cox’s Bazar, located in southeastern Bangladesh, faces some of poorest living conditions in the country in part due to underdeveloped critical infrastructure.1 The Bangladeshi Bureau of Statistics identified Cox’s Bazar as one of…

Snapshots of the Incident Losses and Current situation of the affected communities 2,635 families lost their houses including all belongings and household materials (e.g. Cooking Utensils, furniture, clothes, household accessories and electronics, education materials, hygiene products and latrines,…

Bangladesh sees sharp decline in child malnutrition, while violent disciplining of children rises, new survey reveals DHAKA, 24 February 2020: Bangladesh has made great strides in several areas related to health; nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene; education;…

Introduction UNHCR (Cox’s Bazar Field Office) conducted the second round of its WASH Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) survey from 24th November to 19th December 2019 in UNHCR’s area of operation in Kutupalong and Teknaf. Five WASH partners…

Snapshots of the Incidents. 475 families lost their houses including all belongings and household materials (e.g. Cooking Utensils, furniture, clothes, household accessories and electronics, education materials, hygiene products and latrines, dry food and baby food, medicine, stored…

SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION Since August 2017, an estimated 744,400 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, increasing the total number of refugees to around 914,998. 1 The majority are reliant on humanitarian assistance, services,…

INTRODUCTION Since August 2017 an estimated 723,000 2 Rohingya refugees have arrived from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh, bringing the total number to approximately 912,000.3 The unplanned and spontaneous nature of the post-August Rohingya refugee…

INTRODUCTION Since August 2017 an estimated 723,0001 Rohingya refugees have arrived from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh, bringing the total number to approximately 912,000.2 The unplanned and spontaneous nature of the post-August Rohingya refugee camps…

Background and Methodology Since August 2017, an estimated 723,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District from Myanmar, bringing the total number residing in Bangladesh to approximately 915,000. The unplanned and spontaneous nature of the post-August…