Informes

Cox’s Bazar – “The world has rarely witnessed a refugee crisis of such speed, with more than half a million crossing into Bangladesh in just over a month. The arc of misery that exists between Northern…

The world’s second largest oral vaccination campaign, led by the Ministry of Health, ended yesterday on a highly successful note. With a target set to immunise 650,000 people in Cox’s Bazar, the joint efforts of both…

17 October 2017 MSF activities in Cox’s Bazar at a glance Number of projects: 7 Number of staff: around 1,000 Number of patients since August 25: more than 30,000 Main morbidities: respiratory infections, skin diseases and diarrhoeal diseases Other activities: water trucking,…

Highlights The humanitarian situation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh remains dire, with some 537,000 newly arrived refugees since 25 August 2017 – of which 58 per cent are children and 60 per cent are women. With the new…

ECOSOC Chamber, New York, 16 October 2017 Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for being here today as we discuss the dire conditions facing Rohingya refugees who have fled their homes in Myanmar for Bangladesh. Today’s…

795,000 Revised estimate of Total Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar - 15 Oct 582,000 Estimated number of New Arrivals since 25 August 2017 62,000 Estimated number of New Arrivals between R5 20 Sep – R6 15 Oct Following an…

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson Marixie Mercado – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA/NEW YORK, 17 October…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS As of 15 October 2017, cumulative number of new arrivals in all sites of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district (Ukiah, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar and Ramu): 537 000 1 , including 89 000 in host communities, 212…

By Hugh Reilly 9 October 2017 What’s the situation? A humanitarian crisis of near biblical proportions. Since 25 August, 515,000 Rohingya have crossed from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. They tell stories of villages being burned, family members…

by Stefan Teplan, Caritas Germany The town of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh is a tourist destination with luxury five star hotels and 120 km of sandy beaches. In the last month it has become famous for a…