Reports

Krishna Kumar Saha writes that repatriation efforts are unlikely to succeed because of three major reasons. Bangladesh and Myanmar have recently initiated a repatriation programme to return Rohingya refugees to their homeland—of whom over a million live…

GENEVA (8 June 2023) - Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya to return to Myanmar, where they face serious risks to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said today. UN Special Rapporteur…

DHAKA, 7 June 2023 – Children and UNICEF called on parliamentarians for safeguarding allocations for education, health and social protection in the national budget during a briefing at the Bangladesh National Parliament today. The “National budget 2023-2024…

DHAKA – Wrapping up a four-day visit to Bangladesh today, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T. Clements, recognized the country for hosting one million Rohingya refugees for nearly six years, calling for livelihood…

DHAKA, June 7, 2023 – The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today signed two financing agreements totaling $858 million to enhance climate-resilient agricultural growth, food security, and improve road safety. The $500 million Program on…

To date, this Emergency Appeal which seeks a total budget of CHF 133.2 million, is 55 per cent funded (funding coverage as of April 2023 is CHF 73 million). Further funding contributions are needed to enable…

More than 1 in 4 children under 5 years is unregistered in South Asia, according to latest data KATHMANDU/ DHAKA, 6 June 2023 – More than 100 civil registration professionals from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan…

KEY ACTIVITIES Site Management and Site Development UNHCR and its partners, work closely with government counterparts as well as refugee volunteers, representatives and communities, to conduct site management and site development activities, in 16 camps in Cox’s Bazar…

KEY ACTIVITIES Protection Monitoring in Camps UNHCR conducts protection monitoring with the help of refugee volunteers across all 33 camps, to identify the protection needs of refugees, monitor security and protection incidents, and provide support by referring victims…

KEY ACTIVITIES Agricultural Support for Refugees Agricultural support is a part of UNHCR’s multi-year initiative supporting refugee self-reliance in the camps. Through innovative approaches like vertical gardening, refugees are able to use limited camp space to produce vegetables…