Reports

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $2.218 million to the Hong Kong…

Executive summary Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a first Rapid Assessment of Food and Nutrition Security in the Context of COVID-19 in Bangladesh based on qualitative data collected during April and May…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the onset of global COVID-19 pandemic in December, Bangladesh has been in a state of high alert. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh was recorded on 8 March 2020. By 26 March,…

Country Overview The government of Bangladesh (GoB) extended the nation-wide restriction on public activities and movements until 3 August 2020. World Vision staff continue to work from home due to lockdown measures, relying on limited staff and…

HIGHLIGHTS “The [relief] materials are not only helpful to protect us from the coronavirus, but also to keep us safe from mosquitos. The solar light has helped us move at night, especially my husband as he is…

The Costliest Disaster Ever to Have Impacted the Bay of Bengal On the morning of May 20, 2020, Tropical Cyclone Amphan ("Amphan") slammed into India and Bangladesh. It made landfall first in the eastern Indian states of…

In Numbers 8,486 mt of food assistance distributed in August. US$ 12.3 million cash-based transfers made. US$ 51.4 million six months (September 2020 – February 2021) net funding requirements, of which US$ 35.4 million is for the Cox’s Bazar…

What are the characteristics that contribute to household vulnerability? A thematic review of household vulnerability in the Rohingya Refugee Response This factsheet highlights common household characteristics of vulnerability with the aim of identifying specific needs and support requirements…

Introduction On 30 January 2020, COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on the recommendation of the WHO’s Emergency Committee. By 11 March 2020, WHO declared the virus a pandemic—the first coronavirus to be…

• On 25 August, Rohingya refugees commemorated the third mark of the mass influx of Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2017. The day was commemorated in a low-key manner, with no gatherings…