Reports

SITUATION OVERVIEW After months of limitations on activities due to COVID19, the humanitarian community was able to safely continue delivering life-saving assistance to Rohingya refugees and host communities, following the guidance from the Government of Bangladesh. Previously…

In 2021, the ICRC in Bangladesh continued its humanitarian response. Working closely with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), we conducted regular visits to places of detention while engaging in continuous and confidential dialogue with the detention…

In Numbers 891,000 Rohingya refugees assisted 256,000 Bangladeshis supported in the host community Highlights Following the 9 January fire in Camp 16, WFP supported 2,380 individuals, delivering fortified biscuits and 71,800 hot meals in laminated paper boxes to reduce waste.…

Methodology The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a household survey in Bangladesh through the Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) System in October 2021 to monitor agricultural livelihoods and food security. This fourth-round…

The fire On 22 March 2021, a devastating fire broke out in the Kutupalong Balukhali Extension, a refugee camp hosting Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The fire caused significant damage to several camps within the site…

HIGHLIGHTS • Overall market functionality for Bhasan Char was observed to be relatively weak (4.2 out of 10 as highest score), which was lower than the market functionality in Ukhia (5.2) in the same season last year,…

Emergency Response in the Rohingya Refugee Camps CONTEXT By end-September 2021, there were over 918,800* Rohingya refugees living in the Cox’s Bazar area (UNHCR, 2021), including 17,000 living on Bhasan Char island. With population density reaching 60,000…

Situation overview On 22 March 2021 at around 3pm a fire spread across camps 9, 8W and 8E in Kutapalong Balukhali Extensions (KBE). KIs conducted with site management staff on 25 March indicated an estimated 37,078 people across…

Background In Bangladesh, the Local Consultative Group on Disaster and Emergency Response (LCG- DER) is strengthening its ability to respond to the need for better coordination of disaster management. In this context, it is important to leverage…

Children who are left to fend for themselves find food, shelter, play and counselling in UNICEF pandemic emergency centres Rafi had had enough. After yet another beating from his stepmother, he fled to his grandmother’s to be…