Informes

The Monsoon that has been affecting the country since June, has led to a number of casualties and damage. According to UN OCHA, more than 200 people have died, at least 167,000 families have been displaced and…

WASH OBJECTIVES Access to adequate, acceptable, safe and dignified life-saving water supply and sanitation services Refugees have access to information for promoting hygiene in their communities WASH assistance is sustainable and cost-effective, incorporating environmental protection KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 349,303 refugees in 14…

Highlights A total of 3617 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Cox’s Bazar district, of which 78 in the Rohingya refugee camps. As of 09 August 2020, 12 Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) ITCs are active and can…

Highlights With the confirmation of the first COVID-19 cases in Cox’s Bazar District in late March, access to the Rohingya camps was restricted to critical services only, and learning and multipurpose centres were closed. Utilization of health…

Summary In mid-May 2020 Cox's Bazar registered its first case of COVID-19. Since then movement restriction and a rising death toll, as well as the start of the rainy season, has made a difficult situation worse for…

Since the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Bangladesh earlier this March, Bangladesh is at an economic and social standstill due to the government imposed nation-wide lockdown. Although every sector of the country is facing problems, the…

About 37% of the country is currently flooded, particularly the North zones and the floods starting from June, have been inundating different regions serially. The 16 most affected districts include Bogura, Faridpur, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Kishoreganj, Kurigram,…

OCHA Global Focus Model reported that Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. It is most prone to climate and environmental risks. Disasters, medium or large, inflict on human migration, decreased agricultural…

Key advocacy points Since the outbreak is a pandemic of global concern which does not discriminate between different communities, advocate for refugees to be included in national plans, including quarantine or other measures instituted by the government…

1. Situation Overview: The ongoing flood in Northern, central and North-eastern Bangladesh due to heavy rainfall at the upstream since end of June. The latest river water level report (29 July 2020, BST 09:00hrs) from Flood Forecasting…