Assessments

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…

Executive summary Since November 2017, WFP and the Food Security Sector have been conducting the Refugee influx Emergency Vulnerability Assessment (REVA) annually. The REVA aims to monitor food security situation and vulnerability levels of the Rohingya population…

Introduction On March 22nd at around 3PM a fire broke out in camp 8W and spread through camps 8E and 9 and touching camp 10. Refugees displaced by the fire moved to adjacent camps where they congregated…

Executive Summary In 2020, in Bangladesh, COVID-19, cyclone Amphan, and monsoon flooding had collided to create complex crises, which were further aggravated by capricisouain, ts climatic behaviour - repeated heavy tidal surge and floods. Extreme rain left…

Project Context The United Nations facilitates collective action to predictable humanitarian crises. This innovative approach has the potential to lead to faster, more efficient and more dignified responses. In July 2020, the United Nations and its partners provided such anticipatory humanitarian assistance…

Recap of Research Goals Assessing the impact of anticipatory action and identifying opportunities to improve beneficiaries’ experience. Who are the UN agencies serving? How do their poverty levels compare to Bangladesh averages? What is the beneficiary’s experience of receiving…

RESULTS The key results of Emergency Nutrition Assessment Round 5 in Makeshift Settlements (MS), Nayapara and Kutupalong Registered refugee camps are presented in Table-1 below. Since the onset of emergency in 2017 and upon extensive scale up…

ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW Since August 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, increasing the total number of Rohingya refugees to more than 860,000.1 The presence of the refugee communities has raised concerns over…

ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW In successive waves over four decades, Rohingya refugees have been fleeing to Bangladesh from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Since August 2017, an estimated 745,000 Rohingya refugees fled to Cox’s Bazar, increasing the total number of Rohingya…

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES • Specific objectives: To provide a comprehensive evidence base of household-level multi-sectoral needs to inform the 2021 Joint Response Plan (JRP) To provide an analysis of how needs have changed in 2020 with an emphasis on the…