Reports

More than half a million Rohingya refugees have fled persecution in Myanmar, seeking refuge in makeshift shelters in Bangladesh. In order to respond to the growing need for medical care in Bangladesh, SAMS Global Response (SGR)…

In Bangladesh, the number of new refugee arrivals since 25 August has reached 420 000. The humanitarian assistance plan has been revised, now targeting 1.2 million Rohingyas and host families. Human Rights Watch has released new…

Background of the analysis The Heavy rainfall and out rushed water from Upstream India caused unusual flood. Since the beginning of August, monsoon rains covering almost the whole country and upstream areas in India and Nepal gradually…

Since the end of August, some 400,000 Rohingyas have crossed the Myanmar border and taken refuge in Bangladesh. Joining 300,000 to 500,000 Rohingyas already present in the country, the new arrivals need food and drinking water,…

Christian Aid has launched an appeal to help all communities displaced by violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, and Rohingya Muslims who have crossed the country’s border into Bangladesh as refugees. Figures show 412,000 Rohingya people have fled…

Thousands of Rohingya refugees living in an informal settlement in Bangladesh need shelter, food and water. KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh – When her village was torched in Myanmar, Rabeya Khattm gathered up her six children and fled…

Highlights IOM’s Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) assessment is ongoing to allow an accurate appraisal of the headcount and needs of the affected population. Raw data from round 5 indicates 420,000 new arrivals. Since the current influx began,…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Since 25 August more than 379 000 people are estimated to have crossed from Myanmar to Bangladesh following violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar 156 000 are located in makeshift settlement/camps, 35 000 in host communities and…

Cox’s Bazar – IOM, the UN Migration Agency is working with Government and aid agency partners to rapidly ramp up fixed and mobile health services in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district to help some 415,000 people who…

CARE is working rapidly to provide urgent food and assistance to hundreds of thousands of people who have arrived in Bangladesh after fleeing intense violence in Myanmar. Over just three weeks almost 400,000 people from Myanmar’s northern…