Reports

Period covered by this Operations Update: 10 November to 20 December 2009; Appeal target (current): Appeal target (current): CHF 2,355,249 (USD 2.2 million or EUR 1.6 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to…

Introduction On December 26, 2004, millions of people from Southeast Asia to East Africa experienced one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In a matter of minutes, the tsunami killed more than 230,000 people, and millions more watched…

25% of Bangladesh is flooded during the monsoon every year. With climate change it may rise to 40%. Oxfam, one of our partners working in Bangladesh, were filming in Gabura in the south-west, when cyclone Aila hit the Bangladesh /…

DHAKA / GENEVA -- The UN independent experts on human rights, water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque*, and on human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sep=FAlveda**, will visit Bangladesh from 3-10 December to collect first hand information about on the…

Period covered by this Operations Update: 1 July to 30 November 2009. This emergency appeal seeks CHF 24,483,160 (USD 22.2 million or EUR 15 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist…

Paula Alvarado The water and sanitation programme helps people to build latrines, to combat the spread of water borne diseases and to educate them on why this is necessary. After Cyclone Sidr struck in November 2007, ten volunteers in the badly…

Period covered by this Ops Update: 8 October to 9 November 2009; Appeal target (current): CHF 2,355,249 (USD 2.2 million or EUR 1.6 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 36,800…

1. Executive Summary : Just over 05 months have passed since Cyclone "Aila" hit Bangladesh( 25 May 2009) but sufferings still continuing in the severely affected districts of Khulna and Shatkhira where more than 201,982 displaced people (70% of severely…

Editorial Health Services for Disaster Victim during Disaster and in post Disaster Situation Disaster is a common phenomenon in Bangladesh. From the past few years its increased intensity and frequency indicate that in future it is going to create huge…

Executive summary Bangladesh consists mostly of a low-lying river delta with over 230 rivers and tributaries situated between the foothills of the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. The combination of its geography, population density, and extreme poverty make…