Reports

In Brief Food insecurity and reliance on coping increased The food security situation was 17 percent in January, slightly deteriorated compared to 15 percent in Dec, but improved compared to a half year ago. Overall, reliance on coping…

To date, this Emergency Appeal which seeks a total budget of CHF 133 million, is 59 per cent funded (funding coverage as of December 2023 is CHF 78.8 million). Further funding contributions are needed from all…

SUMMARY OF THE EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total of CHF 499,987 for the implementation of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) cyclone EAP. The approved amount consists of…

Introduction Bangladesh is currently home to almost 1 million Rohingya refugees who have fled targeted violence, large-scale armed attacks, and human rights violations in neighbouring Myanmar. Most of them stay in the congested refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar,…

In Brief Employment opportunities during the harvest month impacted the overall food security situation. The food security situation improved by 3 percent compared to the previous month. There had been some income increase and stability in purchasing power…

Objective To mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the livelihoods and food security of vulnerable farming households in urban and peri-urban areas. Activities implemented • Distributed 4.27 tonnes of vegetables seed, 71.25 tonnes of vermicompost, 4 050 farming toolkits…

Highlights The protracted Rohingya refugee crisis is a major humanitarian emergency, with 971,904 Rohingya refugees1 living in 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char, the world's largest refugee settlement. Bangladesh continues to experience increased recurrence of severe…

CONTEXT. Over the last four decades, Rohingya people have been fleeing in successive waves to Bangladesh from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Bangladesh hosts now more than 967,000 Rohingya refugees in some of the largest and most densely…

KEY UPDATES ● 2023 JOINT RESPONSE PLAN (JRP): As of 31 December, the 2023 JRP was 49% funded with USD 429 million received against an overall appeal of USD 876 million. This compares to 64% funding received…

REGIONAL PROFILE Countries in South and Central Asia (SCA) remained at risk of recurrent climatic shocks and natural hazards during FY 2023, many of which compounded existing vulnerabilities. In response, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided…