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Appeal highlights Four years on, Bangladesh is hosting over 895,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar District. A densely populated country, Bangladesh is among the top 30 countries in terms of the COVID-19 caseload globally with 1,561,463 reported…
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Life in Bangladesh’s displaced persons camps is already challenging. But for 16-year-old Maya*, who lives with complex physical disabilities, the camp environment has poor accessibility, a lack of suitable facilities and shelter, and high levels of…
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In this edition: Thousands Displaced by Heavy Rains and Floods in Cox’s Bazar Women Police Deployed in Camps Handling Gender- sensitive Cases The Second Chance Education Programme is Transforming the Lives of Women in Cox’s Bazar Australia Proudly Supports Women…
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The severe cyclonic storm 'YAAS' made landfall in India's West Bengal and Odisha coast on 26 May 2021 with a wind speed of 150 km/h. In the late evening, it crossed…
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Cyclone Amphan formed over the Indian Ocean on 16 May 2020 and started moving north over the Bay of Bengal, towards north-east India coastal areas and south of Bangladesh. On 20…
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DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT The population movement crisis that unfolded in 2016 resulted in the displacement of people from Rakhine, Myanmar, who crossed the border into Bangladesh. The situation continues today as a protracted crisis because of…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: ‘Supporting flood Forecast-based Action and Learning’ (SUFAL) project was designed to contribute to reducing the adverse impacts of the increasing frequency of catastrophic flooding on the vulnerable and poor communities through Forecast-based Action (FbA).…
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HIGHLIGHTS A UN team, formed of UNHCR and WFP technical experts, conducted the first assessments and consultations on Bhasan Char to identify protection and humanitarian gaps. Over 750,000 refugees (87% coverage) above one year of age received their…
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Facilitating Cholera Vaccination in Rohingya Camps BRAC is coordinating with the Bangladesh Government, WHO, and other health partners to roll out Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) Campaign for the Rohingya community as a pre-emptive measure to alleviate threats…
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The IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total allocation of CHF 350,331 from its Forecast based Action (FbA) mechanism for the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS). The approved amount consists of an immediate…
