Reports

Safe from the violence they experienced in Myanmar, the Rohingya people are now encountering serious problems in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh. In one of the tarpaulin and bamboo huts which form the labyrinth that…

KEY FEATURES The first draft of the Joint Response Plan GRP) was presented by the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) and Sector coordinators to the Strategic Executive Group (SEG) and the Government of Bangladesh. The construction of a Shelter/NFI…

HIGHLIGHTS  Critical services continued throughout the election period, including in the areas of health and nutrition.  Education Sector completed data collection for a basic literacy and numeracy metric that will help group students in appropriate learning…

KEY FEATURES The first draft of the Joint Response Plan (JRP) was presented by the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) and Sector coordinators to the Strategic Executive Group (SEG) and the Government of Bangladesh. The construction of a Shetter/NFI…

Overview & Methodology 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 921,000.1 The unplanned and spontaneous nature of the…

Philippus Wester Arabinda Mishra Aditi Mukherji Arun Bhakta Shrestha Editors Foreword This assessment report establishes the value of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) for the 240 million hill and mountain people across the eight countries sharing the region, for the 1.65 billion…

Minhaj Uddin Ahmed explains how UNHCR has stepped up efforts in Bangladesh to address the massive water and sanitation needs of Rohingya refugees and their hosts. By Caroline Gluck | 04 January 2019 More than 900,000…

IN THIS UPDATE: Community Outreach Members: One Year in Action Rohingya students, parents and teachers participate in education fair UNHCR to install 1,000 solar street lights Phase 2 registration/ verification exercise UNHCR and its protection partners plan to strengthen the field…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS About 30 health facilities have received exemption from restricted movement during the election period and will remain open to provide essential health services. About 363 411 people (110.6%) benefited from the OCV campaign including 264 280…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Following the sweeping and repeat activities, the fourth round of oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign now has coverage of 111%. A total of 363 411 people received vaccination including 99 161 from the host community. A…