Informes

Abstract This regional synthesis report aims to guide policymakers through providing operational policy recommendations on how to ensure education is protected in Asia and the Pacific in the face of climate change and displacement from a human…

INTRODUCTION The South Asian region has made great strides in reducing instances of child marriage – where a girl’s risk of marrying in childhood has dropped by more than a third, from nearly 50 per cent to…

A real time sewage surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Dhaka, Bangladesh can detect the virus at least a week ahead of the traditional clinical surveillance can, which relies on testing individual people for COVID-19, according to a…

Highlights During the reporting period, a devastating fire broke out in Rohingya refugee Camp 11, and 15,926 people including 8,122 children were affected, and 25 UNICEF-supported facilities were fully damaged. UNICEF has provided life[1]saving support to 8,070…

Background On 5 March 2023, a devastating fire broke out in Rohingya refugee Camp 11 located in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The fire, which started in the afternoon around 2:50 pm, burned for three hours before local firefighters and authorities…

Summary The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting people in many different contexts. While the right to life with dignity is universal, each response to the pandemic must be contextualised to apply the humanitarian standards appropriately for that…

Helping farming families and factory workers get their children vaccinated Each morning, weather permitting, a team of health workers sets off from the Thanchi clinic in the Bandarban region of Bangladesh. Their goal is to reach children…

EWARS Reporting Updates for Epi week 14, 2023 Currently, a total of 159 health facilities are registered in EWARS Of those 124 weekly reports were received on time in week 14 in 2023 Timeliness and completeness of weekly reporting…

EWARS Reporting Updates Currently, a total of 159 health facilities are registered in EWARS Of those 137 weekly reports were received on time in week 13 in 2023 Timeliness and completeness of weekly reporting were 86% which is more…

Bangladesh, 24 April 2023 – Before tragedy befell Moharaj, he had travelled to the Middle East hoping for a better life for his family like thousands of other Bangladeshi migrant workers. He first went to Saudi…