Reports

This month marked five years since more than 700,000 Rohingya women, men and children fled Myanmar for Bangladesh, joining hundreds of thousands who had sought and found refuge in the country in previous years. UNHCR has…

September 24th, 2022 ― Doha: The representation mission of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Bangladesh has distributed diverse food parcels to 15,600 families, or about 78,000 persons, at the camps of refugees and flood-affected people…

Highlights: COVID-19 As of week 39, (26 Sep-2 Oct) 2022 there were 6,417 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), out of 112,522 samples that had been submitted for testing. The Total Positivity Rate (TPR) now stands at 5.7%. In…

DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR COLEMAN: Good morning. Thank you, Prime Minister Hasina, for inviting the United States to co-host this important event. This August marked five years since members of Burma’s military embarked on a horrific campaign of genocide…

Dhaka, 19 September 2022 – The Government of Bangladesh will recruit 6,000 new social workers, bringing the workforce from 3,000 to 9,000. The ground-breaking commitment to children comes after a comprehensive national household survey revealed that…

STRENGTHENING LAST-MILE COMMUNICATIONS Executive Summary A day-long workshop titled "Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Multi-Hazard Early Warning System in Cox's Bazar" was held in Cox's Bazar on July 3, 2022. The workshop aimed to improve understanding of the capacities…

Situation Overview: Globally, the number of weekly cases decreased by 28% during the Epi-week of 05 to 11 September 2022 as compared to the previous week, with over 3.1 million new cases reported (WHO1 ). In the…

Introduction This Protection Mainstreaming Tip Sheet is formulated to complement the Global Protection Cluster Protection Mainstreaming guidance and is adapted to the Cox’s Bazar humanitarian response. In developing this document, the Protection Coordination Team engaged closely with…

A. Introduction Persons with disabilities comprise 15 percent (WHO global data) of the population and are one of society's most marginalized groups. Age and Disability Inclusion Needs Assessment (Camp level) found that disability prevalence differs by age…

Disability inclusion is achieved when persons with disabilities meaningfully participate in all their diversity, when their rights are promoted, and when disability-related concerns are addressed in compliance with the Convention of the Rights of Persons with…