Informes

Key Messages As a global girls’ rights and humanitarian organisation, Plan International’s experience indicates that girls and young women are particularily vulnerable in health emergencies. We call on governments to include meaningful participation of girls and…

BACKGROUND Bangladesh is facing an unprecedented crisis as COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to rise exponentially. The pandemic has crippled the economy after the lockdown and has thrown millions of its population into poverty and food insecurity,…

HIGHLIGHTS A total of 2,803 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Cox’s Bazar district (including Rohingya camps) as of 6 July 2020 as per Civil Surgeon Office, Cox’s Bazar Fifty-four confirmed cases have been reported in Rohingya camps…

Singapore, 08 July 2020 – International faith-based agency World Vision urgently calls on Asian leaders to attend and respond to the deadly long-term impact COVID-19 on Asia’s most vulnerable, especially children. The Unmasking the Impact of…

HIGHLIGHTS “Testing is key to initiate timely response against COVID-19. To scale up diagnostic confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Cox’s Bazar, [Health Sector led by] WHO has provided necessary equipment, supplies, personnel and technical guidance to the…

Country Overview International flights resumed on 16 June following the relaxation of the lockdown. However, restriction still remain in other sectors such as education. Every year thousands of people in Bangladesh travel to Saudi Arabia to perform…

Regional Situation With over 600,000 confirmed cases, India continues to see a rapid rise and has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the region. Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia continue to experience increase in new cases. Maldives…

OVERVIEW While several countries in the Asia Pacific region have started to reduce COVID-19 related restrictions, many others are facing significant increases in COVID-19 cases, highlighting the necessity of sustained public health responses, community engagement and ongoing…

Executive Summary We are facing a global health and economic crisis unlike any, since the second world war — one that is killing people, spreading human suffering, and turning people’s lives upside down. But this is much more…

COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH “I would watch the news each night and the situation in refugee camps around the world always looked pretty bad. I thought, ‘I've got the skills that could probably help a fair bit with…