Informes

Anne Cassidy This post was written by Winrock International. Shoroma Rani Mondal’s small walled garden in Munshiganj, Bangladesh is full to bursting. Taro, chilies, cucumbers and guava flourish. Bottle gourd vines curl around nets strung from one end…

Highlights The humanitarian situation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh remains dire, with some 620,000 newly arrived refugees since 25 August 2017. 15 November marked the launch of Nutrition Action Week, led by UNICEF and the government, aimed at…

Highlights WFP is distributing a fortnightly food basket of 25 kg of rice and non-cereal food items to newly arrived families. To date, 632,270 people (140,526 households) have received rice, lentils, and vegetable oil. WFP continues to provide…

Highlights • 621,000 new arrivals are reported as of 18 November, per IOM Needs and Population Monitoring. • Since the last situation report on 12 November, there have been 5,500 new arrivals. • As of 18 November, the Bangladeshi…

DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$15 million emergency contribution from the Government of Japan to support WFP’s response to the refugee crisis in Bangladesh. “We welcome this generous contribution”, said Christa…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS As of 14 November 2017, the cumulative number of new arrivals in all sites was 618 000. This number includes over 338 000 arrivals in Kutupalong Balukhali expansion site, 234 000 in other camps and…

Cox’s Bazar, 16 November 2017 – To bolster nutrition interventions for Rohingya children and provide immediate support to around 17,000 under five children currently suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), UNICEF along with government and other…

Since 25 August, more than 600,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh, fleeing large-scale violence and human rights abuses in Rakhine state, Myanmar. This new wave of Rohingya refugees adds on to a pre-existing Rohingya community in…

More than 830 000 Rohingya refugees are sheltering in Bangladesh, having escaped violence and persecution in Myanmar. This includes more than 618 000 people, the vast majority women and children, who have fled since violence erupted…

Introduction 1.1 Severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is an important cause of death in children. SAM affects nearly 20 million pre-school age children, mostly from African and South East Asian region. Malnutrition contributes 8…