Informes

OVERVIEW Globally, July 2023 was the hottest month in recorded history. In Bangladesh, July’s average temperature was 1.7C above normal, with the month’s high of 38.4C (99F) recorded on July 31. In Cox’s Bazar, the heat deepened…

Geneva/Cox's Bazar - As the Rohingya crisis marks its sixth year in Bangladesh, the plight of nearly 1 million refugees remains unchanged, trapped in a cycle of uncertainty and vulnerability. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)…

Highlights • Between 1st January and 19th August 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh reported a total of 97,476 dengue cases (including 37.6 per cent women and 17.8 per cent children (0-18 yrs),…

In 2022, Bangladesh experienced one of its most devastating floods in the North-western region, affecting over 7.2 million people. In response to this disaster, numerous humanitarian agencies mobilized, and four Start Fund Bangladesh alerts were activated.…

SUMMARY OF THE EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total of CHF 499,930 for Heatwave Early Action Protocol (EAP) for Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. The approved amount consists of an…

by Natasha Chabbra Last week marked six years since the mass displacement of Rohingyas from Rakhine state in Myanmar. According to the United Nations, around 10,000 people were killed in an alleged genocidal operation, and more than 700,000…

DHAKA, 27 August 2023 – With more than 21,000 cases of dengue reported among children under the age of 15, UNICEF is intensifying its support to the efforts of the Government of Bangladesh to contain the…

Geneva/Kuala Lumpur/Dhaka, 24 August 2023: Six years after displacement from Rakhine State in Myanmar, nearly one million people still reside in Cox’s Bazar camps, and 30,000 people are in Bhasan Char. The situation is dire, with…

Brief Overview The Chattogram division is grappling with devastating flash floods that have left thousands marooned without essential provisions like food, clean water, medicine, and electricity. The floods, exacerbated by heavy downpours and rushing water from upstream areas,…

Six years after an unprecedented exodus of Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, medical needs in the world's largest refugee camp remain pressing and care increasingly inadequate. In a global context marked by multiple large-scale humanitarian crises,…