Reports

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The severe cyclonic storm 'YAAS' made landfall in India's West Bengal and Odisha coast on 26 May 2021 with a wind speed of 150 km/h. In the late evening, it crossed…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Cyclone Amphan formed over the Indian Ocean on 16 May 2020 and started moving north over the Bay of Bengal, towards north-east India coastal areas and south of Bangladesh. On 20…

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT The population movement crisis that unfolded in 2016 resulted in the displacement of people from Rakhine, Myanmar, who crossed the border into Bangladesh. The situation continues today as a protracted crisis because of…

In Numbers 882,000 Rohingya refugees assisted 214,340 Bangladeshis supported in the host community Highlights On 9 October, the Government of Bangladesh and UNHCR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the humanitarian response on Bhasan Char. With this common protection and…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: ‘Supporting flood Forecast-based Action and Learning’ (SUFAL) project was designed to contribute to reducing the adverse impacts of the increasing frequency of catastrophic flooding on the vulnerable and poor communities through Forecast-based Action (FbA).…

Facilitating Cholera Vaccination in Rohingya Camps BRAC is coordinating with the Bangladesh Government, WHO, and other health partners to roll out Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) Campaign for the Rohingya community as a pre-emptive measure to alleviate threats…

This article details the co-design, implementation and early evaluation results of an initiative for promoting the consumption of nutritious foods in adolescents. The initiative involved school and community activities, social media and celebrity endorsements and a…

Emergency Response in the Rohingya Refugee Camps CONTEXT By end-September 2021, there were almost 903,000* Rohingya refugees living in the Cox’s Bazar area (UNHCR, 2021), including over 18,000 living on Bhasan Char island. With population density reaching 60,000…

In August, our project that provides timely lifesaving assistance and protection to Rohingya refugees has started! Its aim is to improve the living conditions and build resilience of Rohingya refugees living in the camps as well…

SITUATION OVERVIEW All humanitarian activities resumed in the camps following directives issued by the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) on 9 September and 22 September, the latter specifically to reopen the Learning Centres.…