Informes

By Becky Webb of the British Red Cross in northern Bangladesh In a small office in northern Bangladesh a team of Red Crescent volunteers prepare for another long day distributing relief items to the most vulnerable people affected by the…

Disease outbreak situation: From 30 July to date (20 August 2007), 78432 cases with 16 deaths from diarrhea have been recorded from the flood affected areas in Bangladesh. (Case Fatality Rate = 0.02%). The following 2 tables show the detailed…

DHAKA, 20 August 2007 (IRIN) - For 16-year-old Miraj in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, living along the River Tongi has been both a source of livelihood and a curse for his family. Each year monsoon rains flood low-lying impoverished…

Weeks of continuous monsoon rains and severe flooding have wreaked havoc across South Asia, including Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Pakistan. According to the UN OCHA Regional Office for Asia Pacific, over 40 million people have been affected. Flood waters…

Compte tenu de la situation d'urgence créée par les inondations au Bangladesh, et afin de répondre aux demandes d'assistance humanitaire des autorités locales, la France a décidé d'apporter une contribution de 300 000 euros à l'ONG Friendship, active dans…

Current Situation: Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay the Ganges-Padma may continue go up further but at a slower rate in the next 24-72 hrs. The Padma at Goalundo & Bhagyakul remained steady…

Dhaka, Aug 20 (Reuters) Bangladesh has asked foreign donors and development partners for hundreds of millions of dollars to help its economy after floods destroyed crops and left millions homeless, a government official said on Monday. Bangladesh's economic growth might…

Dhaka, Aug 20, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) The growing flood death toll in Bangladesh hit 587 with 23 fresh deaths reported in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, as many parts of the country remained in the grip…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 185 countries. In Brief Operations Update no. 03; Period…

Address schools; minimize drop outs "act now or never" Like previous years, the education sector got affected also by this year's floods. Many schools(1) have been destroyed and/or damaged or are being used as temporary shelters (2) for displaced families. As…