Informes

1. GLOBAL OVERVIEW On 30 April 2020 the United Nations Deputy Secretary General and the UNDP Administrator jointly launched the United Nations Framework for Immediate Socio-economic Response to COVID-19. It sets out the United Nations’ urgent socio-economic…

This document provides an overview of recommendations and guidance to all Sectors to strengthen community engagement primarily for support of the elderly and the vulnerable, as well as people with specific needs as part of broader…

Highlights In April, 185 m3 of relief items were received into common storage on behalf of two organisations making it a total of 3399 m3 of relief items stored on behalf of 18 organisations in Madhu Chara,…

How COVID-19 affects different sex, age, ability and populations differently This edition of COVID-19 Explained explores the differences in attitudes, knowledge and understanding of COVID-19 between key demographic groups. This data was gathered several weeks after the…

OVERVIEW Reported COVID-19 cases in Asia and the Pacific continue to increase, though at a relatively stable pace, with countries augmenting responses as well as maintaining stringent mobility restrictions. As of 3 May, over 333,500 cases and…

Country Overview The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) extended the nation-wide shutdown to 5 May. More than 200 doctors and 73 policemen are reportedly infected. The government is importing mass quantities of personal protection equipment in an effort…

Highlights • The humanitarian community – NGOs and UN - are working closely with the Government of Bangladesh, including the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Civil Surgeon, Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs), Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), and all…

Overview To date, no cases of COVID-19 are confirmed among the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, though there is an increase in confirmed cases in the district. Government authorities, in consultation with the UN and other humanitarian partners,…

Distribution of hygiene items, including MHM, together with food distributions and other distributions, will continue during the pandemic as "lifesaving" activity. Objective of this document is to provide guidance on accountability regarding distributions. At the moment, there…

Executive Summary Along with the rest of the world, Bangladesh is preparing to undertake a range of measures to protect its population from the COVID-19 and its long-term socio-economic and humanitarian impacts. COVID-19 which was declared a…