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Background and methodology Since August 2017, an estimated 741,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, increasing the total number to around 914,998.1 The majority are reliant on overstretched humanitarian assistance, services, and resources…

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…

Lessons learned: Responding to Refugee and Host Community needs during the September 2019 heavy rains in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar Background The normal monsoon season in Bangladesh, which peaks between June and August, will see 20-25 days of rain…

In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District, local communities have experienced economic and environmental impacts due to the influx of approximately 745,000 Rohingya refugees since August 2017. Cox’s Bazar is also particularly susceptible to natural disasters, especially flooding…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The special weather bulletin issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) informed about a cyclone developing over the northwest Bay of Bengal (BoB) on the 7 November 2019. Cyclone “Bulbul” reincarnating…

BRAC has worked in Cox’s Bazar for the last 37 years with host communities and the Rohingya population from previous influxes. The Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme was initiated to provide emergency services to the most recent…

Tropical Cyclone Bulbul made landfall in Bangladesh on 9 November, with no significant damages reported in the refugee camps or host communities in Cox’s Bazar District. Government authorities at the District and Upazila level led a…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A coverage assessment was conducted in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district in southern Bangladesh in November 2019. The coverage assessment was based on an “Adapted SQUEAC methodology” and set out to assess…

CONTEXT AND INFORMATION GAP During the last four decades, Rohingya refugees have been fleeing in successive waves to Bangladesh, seeking safety from systematic and ongoing persecution in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Since August 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya…

By Elizabeth Stevens From clean water and sanitation to advocacy, Oxfam is assisting hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who fled the attacks of 2017. It has been more than two years since over 700,000 Rohingya…