Informes

KITCHENER, Canada, April 20 (UNHCR) Shofique Ahmed sits swathed in layers of clothing under his anorak. Decades ago he was a farm labourer in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state. It's early spring, but looking out at the blowing snow he…

KUTUPALONG CAMP, Bangladesh, March 22 (UNHCR) - When no other refugees were willing to move out of their ramshackle, dilapidated huts, Sokhina Khatun took the chance and was rewarded with what is - by Bangladesh refugee camp standards -…

TEKNAF, Bangladesh, March 7 (UNHCR) All over Bangladesh these days, bulldozers are razing shanty towns and tearing down illegal shops and roadside billboards in a clean-up drive instituted by the caretaker government as part of its state of emergency. Now…

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 over 185 countries. In Brief Period covered by this…

HAARLEM, the Netherlands, February 1 (UNHCR) - Holland's National Postcode Lottery (NPL) has awarded 4.4 million euros to the "Safe in Southern Sudan" project run by UNHCR and three of its partners. At a ceremony in the Dutch city of…

Sida has approved the Swedish Pentecostal Mission (PMU) InterLife to spend SEK 275 000 from their rapid response fund for humanitarian projects due to the cold weather in Bangladesh. The partner cooperation of PMU InterLife in Bangladesh, Free Christian Churches…

(New York: 19 January 2006): United Nations agencies, local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are supporting the Government of Bangladesh in responding to a recent cold wave that has hit the country, killing more than 130 people and affecting at…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2007/0006 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 BANGLADESH - Cold Wave This report is based on information received from OCHA's Regional Office for Asia and Pacific. SITUATION 1. Bangladesh is currently experiencing the first cold wave of this season. The…

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 This DREF Bulletin is being…

Executive Summary A Right To A Decent Home: Mapping Poverty Housing In The Asia-Pacific Region provides an overview of housing conditions for people internationally recognized as living in poverty and discusses the need for improvements. The report examines the primary…