Reports

PLACE: Geneva DATE: 15 June 2012 UNHCR is deeply concerned that people fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State are not able to find the safety and security they desperately need. The UN refugee agency has first-hand, credible accounts…

A massive cyclone which hit Bangladesh in May 2009 is still having a devastating effect on the lives of many people in the country three years after the event, international humanitarian agency Oxfam said today. To coincide…

Contents In Focus The facts: children in urban slums Down the urban road – lessons from Brazil Malnutrition in urban slums on film My life in an urban slum In Focus Cash transfers In The Field Hazards of an urban slum Catching them young: Pre-primary ‘sibling’ schools Events State…

MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP A Rapid Food security Assessment conducted by WFP finalized on 17 April 2012 shows worrying Food Score Consumption that clearly indicates the risks of a serious food crisis during…

Executive Summary The WFP Bangladesh Nutrition Strategy 2012-2016 outlines an investment in the next generation. If children do not receive vital nutrients in their formative years then there is a strong link to poor physical and cognitive…

By Naimul Haq DHAKA, May 18, 2012 (IPS) - Caught between arsenic contaminated groundwater and diarrhoea-causing microbes in its ponds and rivers, achieving the millennium development goal of providing access to safe drinking water for its 160…

This report covers the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 In brief Programme outcome Effective and timely service delivery and support to vulnerable and people in need in Bangladesh through strengthened and enabled National Society in accordance…

DHAKA, 23 April 2012 (IRIN) - The Bangladesh Government must do more to address the outstanding water needs of the capital, Dhaka, as experts warn that unless efforts are stepped up, things will worsen. The city…

Period covered by this Operation Update: 6 November 2011 to 15 March 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 884,396 Appeal coverage: Based on the initial appeal of CHF 1,267,094, the appeal remained at 68 per cent of covered in…

A 50-bed diarrhoea treatment ward has been opened in the government-run Dhaka Shishu Mohanagar Hospital in Lalbag, located in the southwestern part of Dhaka city. icddr,b has provided technical assistance to Dhaka South City Corporation and…