Informes

HIGHLIGHTS The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to increase across the country, and measures to curb transmission were extended. Missions to the camps are restricted and staff presence in the office is reduced. UNHCR is ensuring…

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Tuesday 18 May 2021) – Aid agencies are making a united call on the international community to step up support to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh, which has now entered its fourth…

IOM Launches Urgent USD 140 Million Appeal to Support Communities and Refugees in Cox’s Bazar Cox's Bazar -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched an Appeal for USD 140 million to support over 1.3 million host…

FAO and the Government of Japan have provided emergency assistance to highly vulnerable Haor wetland communities in Bangladesh affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The support will contribute to the wider food security of…

ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS BRAC signed a partnership agreement with six local NGOs to strengthen humanitarian support for the Rohingya and host communities. The partner organisations, Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED), Programme for Helpless and Lagged Societies (PHALS),…

PART I: BACKGROUND, NEEDS AND RESPONSE PLAN SUMMARY The Protection Framework for the Humanitarian Response The Protection Framework guides the overall humanitarian response and will be implemented in full partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and with affected…

SUMMARY • As of 14 November 2020, there have been 430,496 positive cases, 347,849 recoveries, and 6,173 deaths across the country. • Since the start of the pandemic, UNICEF and the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) have…

In Bangladesh, 2020 was a year of twofold crisis. Along with the rest of the world, we dealt with the novel challenges of a pandemic, but we also experienced a disaster within this disaster with cyclone…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the last four decades, Rohingya refugees have been fleeing in successive waves to Bangladesh from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Periodic outbreaks of violence led to large exoduses of refugees in particular in 1978, between 1991…

Fire Response: One Month Later Since March 22, IOM has been responding to the massive fire that broke out in three IOM-managed camps (9, 8W, 8E) in the Kutupalong area in Cox’s Bazar. According to the Rapid…