Reports

Introduction Two years after the tsunami which was happened on 26 December 2004, Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) continues with recovery programs to assist the affected population in eight countries. Reconstruction and health programs in Indonesia are in full swing.…

IP/06/1513 Brussels, 6 November 2006. The European Commission has adopted a €4 million decision in emergency humanitarian aid for victims of floods in India and Bangladesh. Food and shelter, water/sanitation, and livelihood rehabilitation interventions will be provided through this funding for the…

Monsoon rains have disrupted the lives of up to a million people across three districts in the south west of Bangladesh. Flooding in the districts of Jessore, Satkhira and Khulna has left homes and farmland waterlogged since August. At the…

Location of operation: South Asia Amount of Decision: EUR 4,000,000 Decision reference number: ECHO/-SA/BUD/2006/02000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population. 1.1. - Rationale: The 2006 monsoon season started in India and Bangladesh in the middle of June. A serious flooding…

Introduction A devastating storm triggered from a sea depression with violent wind struck the coastal belt of Bangladesh namely Satkhira, Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Barfuna, Noakhali and Cox's Bazar dstricts at the period of evening on 19 September 2006. Meanwhile, the heavy downpour…

More than 50,000 families have been affected by monsoon rains in the south west of Bangladesh. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as water levels in the districts of Monirampur, Keshabpur and Avoynagar surpassed…

This appeal seeks CHF 4,970,061(1) to fund programmes and activities to be implemented in 2006 and 2007. These programmes are aligned with the International Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the…

Note: After the release of theoriginal (November) versioin of this report, a DER meeting was held on 16 November to discuss follow-up issues. A consensus view emerged that future RENA reports should be strengthened to better inform potential interventions. A…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Marie-Hélène Verney - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 19 July 2005, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the European…

This report is consolidated from reports provided by the following: DER Group member agencies: ActionAid Bangladesh, BRAC, Disaster Forum, Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), NIRAPAD, Oxfam, Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS),…