Reports

General overview Over 745,000 Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar since August 2017 seeking refuge in Bangladesh’s south-eastern districts1 . This influx joined some 213,000 Rohingya who had fled to Bangladesh in earlier waves of displacement2…

Context and Rationale More than half of the 900,000 stateless Rohingya refugees presently residing in the thirty-four camps in Cox’s Bazar district are women and girls1 . Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a key area of intervention for…

708,985 Rohingya arrivals since 25 August 2017 859,161 Rohingya in Cox's Bazar 1.2 million people in need IN BRIEF Beneficiaries and IOM staff and partners celebrated International Women's Day on 8 March as Protection teams organized a wide range of…

This Guidance Note on making COVID-19 response Age & Disability-inclusive provides advice for organizations and sectors to ensure essential responses, communication about the outbreak and adapt to services and support are inclusive and accessible for older…

Executive summary This week’s consultations focused on perspectives of isolation and “shielding” plans currently under discussion within the response. While Health Sector has yet to finalize plans for shielding and isolation facilities, consultations were held to determine…

OVERVIEW As of 11 April 2020, over 201,300 COVID-19 cases and more than 8,700 deaths have been reported in the region. Confirmed cases have been reported in 281 countries, territories and/or areas, with new cases reported on…

HIGHLIGHTS WHO has continued to play its major role of leading the health sector response in outbreaks and emergencies and serve as a lead agency for health sector coordination in Cox’s Bazar. Health Sector together with partners are…

Key Actions Taken to Date: COVID-19 emergency response operation has been implementing across the country through 68 Branches of BDRCS in coordination with local government of the specific Districts. All ULOs and selected RCY volunteers working as frontline…

Country Overview Adequate testing continues to be a problem. The government is taking strong prevention measures and a national lock-down is in place until 25 April. All transportation is halted. All operations of World Vision development programs…

Diseases like coronavirus pose a big risk to refugees. But proper handwashing practices can help keep the threat in check. By: Nazzina Mohsin and Abdullah Nayan COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – Around the world, communities have been taking precautions…