Reports

Situation: Cyclone Roanu battered the coast of southern Bangladesh on Saturday, 21st May 2016 forcing half a million people to flee their homes and leaving 24 people dead in floods, rain-triggered landslides and fall under damaged…

On 21 May, around midday local time (0600 GMT), Tropical Cyclone Roanu made landfall along the southern coastal districts of Bangladesh, bringing heavy rain, winds of up to 88km/h, and storm surges of up to 2m…

Kuala Lumpur, 21 May, 2016: Over the past week, Tropical Cyclone Roanu, has brought torrential rains to Sri Lanka, triggering landslides and causing widespread flooding across much of the country affecting over 415,000 people. In recent…

Highlights Bangladesh: IOM provided return assistance to 39 Bangladeshis returning in five batches in April. Facilitated by IOM, 38 of them returned from Thailand and one from Indonesia. There were no minors among these returnees. To date,…

Highlights 1-31 March 2016 Bangladesh: During March, IOM provided return assistance, including food and onward transportation, to 40 Bangladeshis returning from Indonesia and Thailand. There were no minors among these returnees. To date, IOM has provided return…

The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2016/01000 AMOUNT: EUR 14 800 000 The present Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) was prepared on the basis of financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2016/01000 (Worldwide Decision) and…

Bangladesh: 20 Million Drink Arsenic-Laced Water 20 Years After Discovery, Failing Government Response (Dhaka, April 6, 2016) – The Bangladesh government is failing to adequately respond to naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water across large areas of rural…

HIGHLIGHTS 644 children enrolled in secondary school, Grade 6 and 7; Grade 8 permission pending 233 survivors of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) received psychosocial counseling in 2015 487 birth certificates given to refugee newborns following online birth…

In Bangladesh, about 20 million people still lack access to safe drinking water. Since 1998, the World Bank has supported the government to enhance access to safe water. Built on the experience of two earlier projects,…

Highlights 1-29 February 2016 Bangladesh: During February, IOM provided return assistance, including food and onward transportation, to 134 Bangladeshis including 4 minors returning from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. To date, IOM has provided return assistance to 2,567…