Informes

Refugees Allege Torture, Limited Health Care, Food on Bhasan Char (New York) – The Bangladesh government has kept over 300 Rohingya refugees confined on Bhasan Char, a remote silt island in the path of a “super cyclone”…

Highlights Cyclone Amphan started to have an impact in Bangladesh since the afternoon of 20 May 2020, generating severe winds and heavy rainfalls impacting Khulna, Barisal and Chattogram Divisions. The cyclone is expected to bring winds of over…

1. Introduction Since the 1970s, members of the Rohingya community have fled to Bangladesh to escape waves of violent persecution in Myanmar. The largest influx of refugees occurred in August 2017 when about 745,000 people, including more…

Highlights “I feel that I can support my people to protect them from Coronavirus by listening to their worries and giving them information.” – Noor Ahmed*, a Rohingya woman outreach volunteer. She is one of many Rohingya…

Geneva/Kuala Lumpur, 20 May 2020 – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is preparing for a major humanitarian response as super cyclone Amphan heads across the Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh,…

Key Actions Taken to Date ▪ A Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Coordination Meeting (teleconference) on COVID-19 response took place on 12 May 2020. ▪ In addition to COVID-19 response, long-term programs and disaster risk management projects working…

**1. GLOBAL OVERVIEW ** On 13 May 2020, the United Nations Secretary General urged governments, civil society, health authorities and others to come together urgently to address the mental health dimension of this pandemic. Given that the current health…

20 May 2020, India: Cyclone Amphan, one of the most powerful storms to hit the Bay of Bengal in decades, is bearing down on a region already battling to contain COVID-19, threatening efforts to curb the…

Cox’s Bazar is one of the most vulnerable and disaster-prone districts of Bangladesh. The COVID-19 crisis has further heightened the complexities in the impoverished and underdeveloped areas. Approximately 30 percent of the population are considered to be…

DHAKA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is working with the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education to distribute take-home food rations to nearly 3 million school children across Bangladesh who are missing out…