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Cyclone Amphan is the latest emergency for more than 860,000 Rohingya refugees threatened by the ongoing monsoon and the spread of COVID-19. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partner organizations have further intensified its COVID-19 response in…
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This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of some 5 million Swiss francs (CHF) to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver…
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Country Overview Cyclone Amphan slammed ashore on 20 May along the coastline of Bangladesh, claiming a reported 22 lives. More than 2.4 million people and half a million cattle took refuge in 14, 636 cyclone shelters in…
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Introduction On May 20th Super Cyclone Amphan passed through Bangladesh, leaving behind devastation in the coastal south west region of the country. Preliminary findings from the Needs Assessment Working Group indicate that over 2 million people have…
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IWMI provides data that will inform response and relief efforts to Super Cyclone Amphan (Colombo, 27, May 2020) Observing super cyclone Amphan evolving in the Bay of Bengal and moving towards crowded coastal areas of West Bengal,…
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The super cyclone Amphan hit the Western part of the Bay of Bengal, at a speed of 160-170km/h (100-120mph) and gusts to 190km/h (120mph) according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, on 20 May, 2020. It left a…
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On 12 March, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially defined the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic, when there were approximately 118,000 confirmed cases globally. In response, many countries have undertaken extreme measures to enforce…
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Patrick Vinck, Sarah Ferguson, Vincenzo Bollettino INTRODUCTION ASSESSING DISASTER RESILIENCE Acknowledging the contextual nature of household disaster resilience, HHI’s Program on Resilient Communities is undertaking the development of a measurement framework and, ultimately, a disaster resilience scorecard, to periodically…
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Highlights • As of 30 April, no confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been identified in the Rohingya refugee camps. 24 COVID-19 positive cases had been reported in Cox’s Bazar District, according to IEDCR. From 8 April, only…
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Los equipos de Cáritas Bangladesh está prestando ayuda urgente a más de 40.000 personas evacuadas en 51 refugios temporales Cáritas Española ha recibido la llamada de alerta de Cáritas Bangladesh sobre los devastadores efectos del súper ciclón…
