Informes

Introduction According to the Joint Response Plan 2022, there are approximately 918,841 Rohingya refugees and 541,021 host community members residing in camps in the Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh's Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas and surrounding host communities,…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warmly welcomes the European Union’s generous contribution of EUR 3 million to support the continued protection and humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees living on Bhasan Char. The announcement was made at…

COVID-19 (High Priority) FDMN: The level of infections is drastically declining this week Ten (10) new confirmed cases were reported this week, a 75% drop from the previous week (44 cases last week) Weekly TPR dropped to 4-fold (2.1%)…

DHAKA (9 November 2022) – A UN human rights expert today called on Bangladesh to step up efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, especially for purposes of sexual exploitation, child marriage, and forced labour, and urged…

Highlights: COVID-19 FDMN: The level of infections is drastically declining this week Ten(10) new confirmed cases were reported this week, a 75% drop from the previous week (44 cases last week) Weekly TPR dropped to 4-fold (2.1%) from 8.8%…

Background In response to shelter reconstruction after the March 22nd fire in 2021, MoDMR shared an “Approval of design for construction of shelters in Rohingya camps” on April 4th (including single storey shelters and specification of the…

GENEVA (7 November 2022) – United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, will visit Bangladesh from 7 to 17 November 2022. “Ageing population in Bangladesh is fast growing,…

Background The deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved north-north-eastwards and intensified into a cyclonic storm “Sitrang” (pronunciation: si-trang) on 24 October 2022. The effects of the cyclone in Cox’s Bazar gradually…

In October 2022, 13 types of hazard incidents occurred across Bangladesh, including Boat Capsize, Covid-19, Cyclone, Dengue, Fire, Monsoon Flood, Riverbank Erosion, Landslide, Bridge Collapse, Wild Animal Attack, Lightning, Wall Collapse, and Embankment Collapse. Covid-19 affected a total…

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