Informes

The UAE is performing an influential and effective role in supporting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as part of its efforts to promote international peace and security and improve the lives of people. The UAE’s experience in helping…

Key Features A total of 34 IOM staff attended BBC Media Action Training on how to facilitate radio listening groups so that people listen to themed radio programs on issues that affect them, and then discuss the…

Government and Host Community Response to the Influx of Rohingya Refugees The Government of Bangladesh responded quickly upon the arrival of the 687,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar since August 2017, including allocating 5,800 acres of land. The host…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS From 8 November 2017, a total 6 860 suspected cases of diphtheria have been reported. Cases continue to be reported amongst children aged 5-14 years. About 985 000 people are being targeted in the Oral Cholera…

HIGHLIGHTS Emergency preparedness for the cyclone and monsoon season remains the priority, with a narrowing window for risk mitigation measures. In the reporting period, 4,134 people at risk of landslides or floods have been relocated to safer…

Like all areas in the Kutupalong-Balukhali megacamp, in Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh, Camp 17 is marked by frayed, coloured flags tied to makeshift bamboo and tarpaulin shelters. But what makes it distinct from other areas in…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since 25th August 2017, Bangladesh has welcomed over 693,000 forcibly-displaced Rohingyas1 from Myanmar who require immediate, ongoing humanitarian services to address their basic needs. The concentration of displaced people in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh…

HIGHLIGHTS One hour of rainfall during a mild storm on the first of May damaged over one hundred shelters and created large pools of stagnant water throughout the camps. Weather warnings from Bangladesh Meteorological Department and the University…

Dhaka, 8 May 2018: UNICEF is scaling up humanitarian assistance and life-saving interventions for the refugee children and women along with the vulnerable host population in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh with US$15.7 million funding received from the…

Highlights During the reporting period, moderate rain and strong winds started affecting the land and the walkways in the camps; making them muddy and therefore risky for people to move around. Several temporary learning centres were damaged…