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Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov This week, the United States announced more than $45 million in additional humanitarian assistance to meet the urgent needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. This funding brings the total…

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BACKGROUND Bangladesh’s geographical and socio-economic conditions make its largely rural population particularly vulnerable, especially in the face of climate change. Furthermore, the influx of more than 1 million people fleeing Rakhine State in Myanmar has prompted a…

WHO OSL is coordinating and creating a synergy between partners and UN agencies to help each other in case of stockout. A total of 33 alerts (triggers) were reported and reviewed in the EWARS system in week…

Host Community Infrastucture Support Project 2018 Cox’s Bazar district is prone to cyclone due to its location on the coastline along the Bay of Bengal in the southeast of Bangladesh. Each year, more than four cyclones formed…

Summary UNHCR recognises the critical role of the Bangladeshi community in assisting the Rohingya refugees, particularly as first responder providing food, clothing, shelter and other essential lifesaving support during the massive influx that started in August 2017.…

The IFRC Forecast based Action (FbA) by the DREF Fund has approved a total allocation of CHF 182,996 from its Forecast-based Action (FbA) mechanism for the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. The approved amount consists of an…

February 26th, 2019 ― Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), together with Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), has launched a humanitarian project to secure convenient and safe shelter for 1,000 Rohingya households (6,000 persons) in Bangladesh. Co-funded…

SUMMARY Since August 2017, an estimated 727,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District from Myanmar, bringing the total number residing in Bangladesh to approximately 907,000.1 The quick influx of refugees coupled with the unplanned…

Background and Methodology This profile provides a multi-sector overview of conditions in the Rohingya sites in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh to offer insights on the evolving protection needs of refugees living in the camps. Data for the…