Reports

SUMMARY The district of Cox’s Bazar, located in southeastern Bangladesh, faces some of poorest living conditions in the country in part due to underdeveloped critical infrastructure.1 The Bangladeshi Bureau of Statistics identified Cox’s Bazar as one of…

Snapshots of the Incident Losses and Current situation of the affected communities 2,635 families lost their houses including all belongings and household materials (e.g. Cooking Utensils, furniture, clothes, household accessories and electronics, education materials, hygiene products and latrines,…

Small numbers of refugees are attempting to leave Bangladesh by boat to destinations in the region. One boat sank near St. Martin’s Island in February resulting in the loss of life of 15 refugees, many more remain…

Highlights In line with the Government's decision, the Education Sector will pilot the use of the Myanmar curriculum in the Rohingya refugee camps starting in April, initially targeting 10,000 Rohingya students in grades 6 to 9. The…

Context: Where are we? Over hundreds and thousands of Rohingyas have arrived in Bangladesh, following violent incidents in 1978, 1991 – 1992, and again in 2016. The largest and most rapid Rohingya refugee influx was triggered in…

PRESS STATEMENT MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MARCH 5, 2020 On March 3, the United States announced more than $59 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and members of…

Context Analysis The influx of more than 745,000 displaced people from Rakhine, have recently moved into the third year of what is regarded fundamentally as a protection – and now also a protracted – crisis. Despite recent…

THE PROTECTION FRAMEWORK FOR THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE The protection framework for the humanitarian response guides the 2020 JRP and will be implemented in full partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, and with affected populations. The protection framework…

New shelter eases monsoon threat for young Rohingya family By Roger Burks in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh | 03 March 2020 The young mother smiles as she lays 17-month-old Arafat down for a nap in the shade…

The European Commission is releasing €31 million in humanitarian aid to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar. “The Rohingya crisis is in its third year. It is more important than ever to maintain our support…