Reports

Introduction For months, if not years, many Rohingya in the camps have continuously reported that they are unable to provide meaningful input into decision-making within the response and have their thoughts heard. In late 2020, the IOM…

“When our village flooded last year, the waterline in our house was sometimes above our waistlines. Luckily we had made preparations by elevating the bed in our house as high as we could. At one point,…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster On 16 May 2020 over the Indian Ocean Cyclone Amphan was formed and started moving north over the Bay of Bengal, towards north-east India coastal areas and south of Bangladesh. On…

April 26, 2021— The non-profit organization H&M Foundation (H&MF), with the support of The Asia Foundation, is launching a collaborative pilot project to provide emergency assistance to female garment workers in the wake of the global…

This review of a four-year disaster risk management programme in Bangladesh’s north-western district of Gaibandha demonstrates that flood-prone communities moved ‘a level up’. 'A level up' represents the first use of the resilience radar tool as…

Highlights A devastating fire broke out on 22 March in Camps 9, 8E and 8W, leaving 48,300 refugees without shelter. Bangladesh saw a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections towards the end of the month, including in Cox’s Bazar…

Highlights Bangladesh continue to face a complex humanitarian emergency with over 877,710 Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar District and highly dependent on international aid, and with a rapidly worsening COVID-19 pandemic in the country. This situation…

IOM and Partners Respond to Massive Fire in Rohingya Refugee Camps Roughly 48,300 Rohingya refugees and host community members in Cox’s Bazar were directly affected by the massive fire that swept Camps 9, 8W and 8E on…

Caritas Bangladesh raises alarm about the safety of the Rohinyga in view of the monsoon season. Less than a month after a huge fire ravaged the world's largest refugee camp, killing 15 people and destroying the…

On 22 March, 2021, a devastating fire broke out in three Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar killing 11 refugees and leaving some 10,100 households without shelter. Two weeks after the fire, aid agencies and the…