Reports

Executive Summary Along with the rest of the world, Bangladesh is preparing to undertake a range of measures to protect its population from the COVID-19 and its long-term socio-economic and humanitarian impacts. COVID-19 which was declared a…

Some critical construction activities such as building health facilities or erecting emergency shelters are likely to continue during the restrictions in place due to COVID-19. Partners overseeing construction sites operating during the COVID-19 pandemic should ensure…

1. Introduction In late 2019, an acute respiratory disease emerged, known as novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On the 30th January 2020, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Emergency Committee declared the illness known as Coronavirus Disease 2019…

Bangladesh Restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in governments refusing entry to boats of Rohingya refugees. On 15 April, Bangladesh authorities intercepted a fishing trawler in the Bay of Bengal with nearly 400 Rohingya onboard;…

OVERVIEW COVID-19 cases in Asia and the Pacific continue to increase at a steady pace with countries augmenting responses as well as maintaining stringent mobility restrictions. As of 19 April, over 247,500 cases and more than 12,000…

Jean-Loup Gouot, Director of Humanity & Inclusion in Bangladesh, tells us more about our work in aid of Rohingya refugees in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Nearly one third of our teams are continuing our ‘essential’…

1. GLOBAL OVERVIEW With the onset of a global recession and pressures within many countries to ease lockdowns, on 16 April 2020, the WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Henri Kluge noted that transition out of…

Executive Summary Introduction Cash and voucher programming (CVP) is a humanitarian intervention method used to help vulnerable populations meet their basic needs with flexibility and dignity. Increasingly, humanitarian actors are using this intervention method to contribute to improving…

The estimated 855,000 Rohingya refugees that currently reside in the southern region of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh have been identified as highly vulnerable to COVID-19. Lessons from previous epidemic responses, as well as reports from other countries…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee…