Informes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT IN ASIA: Jennifer Hardy Catholic Relief Services jen.hardy@crs.org +855 12 907 805 CONTACT IN US: Nikki Gamer Catholic Relief Services nikki.gamer@crs.org (443) 955- 7125 DHAKA, BANGLADESH, November 10, 2019 – Packing winds of up to 75 mph, Cyclone Bulbul made landfall in Bangladesh…

HEALTH/ NUTRITION/ MHPSS OBJECTIVES Enhancing access of refugees to essential health services Integrate mental health interventions into general healthcare system Health promotion and surveillance through community health workers Develop community-based psychosocial awareness and support programmes Treatment of acute malnutrition and enhance…

1. Situation Overview: The Very Severe Cyclone Bulbul gradually weakened and turned into severe cyclonic storm and afterwards deep depression followed deliberate landfall in the coastal belt alongside the Bay of Bengal. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department…

1. Situation Overview: The very Severe Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal named “BULBUL” is approaching for landfall in the coastal belt of Bangladesh. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), it is currently located about 475km southwest…

The situation As per the special weather bulletin issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today, 9 November 2019, a tropical cyclone “Bulbul” has been developed over the northwest Bay of Bengal (BoB) and adjoining area. It…

1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Context More than two years ago (25 August 2017), the world witnessed one of the largest forced displacements of recent times. Currently, about 911,566 Rohingya refugees are living in spontaneous settlements in Cox’s Bazar. They…

LATEST UPDATES Sectors participated in 10 lessons learnt workshops throughout the month, discussing good practices, analysing gaps, finding challenges and identifying areas for improvement. The workshops culminated in a 2020 Planning Workshop held on 29-30 September, where all…

HIGHLIGHTS The year three workplan (October 2019 – September 2019) for the Gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies project is finalized now. Since 14 September 2019, there have been 88 cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) that have tested…

Background and Methodology Since August 2017, an estimated 723,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District from Myanmar, bringing the total number residing in Bangladesh to approximately 912,000.1 The unplanned and spontaneous nature of the…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Emergency Nutrition Assessment Round 4 was conducted in Ukhia and Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh from 25th September to 23rd October 2019 targeting the Rohingya refugee population living in several camps. The survey composed…