Reports

Release is the fastest funding allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund in UN history In an innovative approach to dealing with the effects of severe flooding in Bangladesh, the United Nations is using the latest in…

1. Situation Overview: Heavy rainfall at the upstream region intimidating forecast of severe flood in swelling rivers namely Brahmaputra, Ganges, Meghna, Teesta, Dharla, Sarihowain, Jadukata, Someswari, Kangsha, Manu and Khowai potentially affecting 19 districts in the northern,…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Summary of operation update: This operation update will be informed about the progress of the operation for the period from 21 May to 30 June 2020. The planned response actions reflect the current situation and…

1. GLOBAL OVERVIEW The Secretary General released the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 on 25 June describing the UN strategy as based on three pillars – (a) delivery of a large-scale, coordinated and comprehensive health response, (b)…

1. GLOBAL OVERVIEW Huge gains made towards ending child labor over the last 20 years risk being reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on 12 June, in an appeal for governments to continue investing in…

According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), ongoing floods are expected to worsen in north-west and central Bangladesh. Extremely heavy rain across the border in upstream India and Bangladesh, triggered the second wave of flooding…

50 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Rohingya refugee settlements as of 30 June 2020; and 5 refugees died from the virus. UNHCR is supporting treatment facilities to serve both refugee and host communities, including…

BRAC has been working in Cox’s Bazar for the last 37 years with the host communities of the region and the Rohingya community from previous influxes. BRAC Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP) was initiated in August…

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These priorities will be achieved through new COVID-19 response activities, that were not foreseen or costed in the 2020 JRP: Expanding the health response to COVID-19 for Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis through a multisector effort. • Surveillance and…