Reports

Mental well-being has been one of the most neglected areas in the entire healthcare service structure in Bangladesh. While this field has been increasingly critical due to the long impact of COVID-19, much more can still…

Bangladesh is a relatively young country, having gained independence a little over 50 years ago. Despite its youth, however, the country has made exceptional strides in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity over the last five…

The UK has led a push for the international community to take more action ahead of disasters – rather than responding reactively to them. At an event jointly hosted by the UK, Germany and UN OCHA, UK…

The health and socioeconomic inequalities inherent in the COVID-19 pandemic are creating even wider gaps between the haves and the have nots. As wealthy countries expand their vaccination programmes and begin to emerge from lockdown, a second…

Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) sent a second plane from Travis Air Force Base in California to Dhaka, Bangladesh carrying 1,200 pulse oximeters and personal protective equipment to protect healthcare…

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (7 June 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) support for energy and transport infrastructure over the past decade has made a significant contribution to Bangladesh’s economic growth. The bank must now prioritize climate…

Last night, as part of its ongoing emergency assistance to countries in South Asia, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), airlifted urgent medical supplies to help Bangladesh battle its latest COVID-19…

Digital tech could be the key to ending child marriage by 2030, according to new research conducted by Plan International in the Asia-Pacific region. Everyday life has been forced to shift online during the COVID-19 pandemic, and…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 30 March 2021 An estimated…

This is a summary of what was said by Johannes van der Klaauw, UNHCR Representative in Dhaka, Bangladesh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations…