Rapports

Period covered by this Ops Update: 24 May to 2 June 2013 Appeal target: CHF 2,789,432 in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 9,000 families (45,000 beneficiaries) for nine months and…

OTTAWA — Canada is providing immediate assistance to approximately 45,000 people affected by Tropical Cyclone Mahasen in Bangladesh, announced the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation. "Canada is helping families affected by the cyclone in Bangladesh…

Switzerland will provide a grant of CHF 9.3 million (equivalent to BDT 75.75 crore) for the “Hygiene, Sanitation and Water Supply (HYSAWA) Program” in Bangladesh. For this purpose, the Governments of Switzerland and Bangladesh have signed…

Introduction Bangladesh has witnessed high rates of economic growth in recent years (7% per annum on average) largely due to a buoyant garment sector and has weathered the global economic downturn well. Poverty has reduced significantly to…

Tropical storm Mahasen struck the low lying coastal areas of southern Bangladesh on Thursday 16 May, causing 17 deaths, injuring 1,800 and affecting more than a million lives. Heavy winds and hammering rains caused severe storm surges,…

This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 2,789,432 in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 9,000 families (45,000 beneficiaries) for nine months, and will be completed by the end…

Although the storm that struck southern Bangladesh luckily caused few fatalities, the downpour that accompanied it has provoked serious flooding and greatly worsened the living conditions of thousands of Bangladeshis. For the past week, the teams…

The Phase III Detailed Assessment is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the Shelter, WASH, and Early Recovery Clusters, with support from the REACH Initiative. INTRODUCTION Cyclone Mahasen made landfall on May 16, 2013 in…

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh, May 22 2013 (IPS) - Fahima Begum rises each morning at dawn and walks two kilometres to a small pond, the nearest source of fresh water. On her way she passes the rusty old…

24 hours after ‘Mahasen’ passed it can been seen that even though the worst has been avoided in the number of victims, the impact of the tropical storm could have long-term effects on the living conditions…