Informes

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Summary of the Early Action Protocol (EAP) Bangladesh is well known as a land of rivers. The country is prone to flooding as it is located on the Brahmaputra River Delta, also known as the…

General Overview Since the outbreak of the Rohingya refugee crisis and the wave of migration to Bangladesh, AFAD has established an oice in Cox’s Bazar and ensures the availability of personnel in the camps in order to…

Highlights With the generous support of its donors, UNICEF supported the Government of Bangladesh and other humanitarian actors to prevent and respond to the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 in the Rohingya camps and host communities.…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS A large fire in Nayapara Registered Camp broke out on 14 January, destroying more than 550 shelters and leaving 3,500 people without homes. Fortunately, no deaths or serious injuries were reported. Aid agencies assisted authorities…

In Chakaria upazila, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, a women's association is partnering with the local government to raise awareness of Covid-19 and hygiene measures, in the face of widespread misinformation and fake hygiene products. Their coping strategies…

Bangladesh consistently ranks as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. About twothirds of the country’s land area is prone to river and rainwater flooding, and its coastlines are exposed to storm surges and…

Bangladesh’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Bangladesh reported the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 on March 8, 2020. On March 23, 2020, the government declared a general holiday from March 26 to May 30, 2020,…

General Overview In 1977, Myanmar (then known as Burma) launched Operation Dragon King in Rakhine state and stripped the Rohingya ethnic minority of their citizenship. Being considered illegal in their own country of residence, the Rohingya were…

Recap of Research Goals Assessing the impact of anticipatory action and identifying opportunities to improve beneficiaries’ experience. Who are the UN agencies serving? How do their poverty levels compare to Bangladesh averages? What is the beneficiary’s experience of receiving…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Bangladesh reports over 5,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar since earlier in 2020 when the first case was detected in the district. This includes over…