Informes

IOM PREPARES FOR MONSOON AND CYCLONE SEASON IN COX’S BAZAR Subject to cyclones, monsoons, strong winds, floods, landslides and other natural hazards, Cox’s Bazar is one of the most disaster-prone districts in Bangladesh. Such disasters can cause…

Kuala Lumpur/Dhaka, 28 June 2022: Record-breaking floods in Bangladesh have wreaked havoc as an estimated 7.2 million people have been affected and are in desperate need of shelter and emergency relief items in the north-eastern region…

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society continues Population Movement Operation (PMO) with the support of the IFRC and other Red Cross red Crescent Societies from 10 countries in Cox’s Bazar. Around 151,759 people were reached in May 2022…

In the Rohingya refugee camp, an accessible latrine is making a difference in Irfan’s life 9-year-old Irfan has been living in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar for almost five years. In 2017, Irfan and his…

This is a summary of what was said by Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA, 24…

Highlights An estimated 7.2 million people (about 3.5 million children) have been affected by the flash flood in north-eastern part of Bangladesh and need immediate lifesaving support. Flash floods are putting children and women at high risk…

Situation Overview Heavy monsoon rains and water from upstream in India's northeast have inundated large parts of the Sylhet division, leaving millions of people marooned and triggering a humanitarian crisis. The flash floods swept away homes and…

In 2017, when the mass influx of Rohingya refugees arrived in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila, the speed and scale of the influx resulted in a critical humanitarian emergency. An estimated 80 per-cent of the total refugee…

The influx of more than 740,000 Rohingya people who fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh starting in 2017 due to atrocities and human rights abuses has led to a major crisis and has become the largest response…

SITUATION OVERVIEW Floods in the northeastern part of Bangladesh Torrential rain and incessant downpours from upstream regions since 15 June 2022 have resulted in the worst flooding in living memory in the north-eastern districts of Bangladesh. Cherrapunji and…