Rapports

Introduction The Temporary Solid Waste Facility (TSWF) (sanitary landfill) has been constructed to finally dispose of the solid waste (non-recyclable) generated in the Rohingya Refugee camps (Megacamp) in Ukhia Upazila. The sanitary landfill is located in camp…

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES • Specific objectives: To provide a comprehensive evidence base of household-level multi-sectoral needs to inform the 2021 Joint Response Plan (JRP) To provide an analysis of how needs have changed in 2020 with an emphasis on the…

1. Rationale for a SWM Gender Strategy The Rohingya refugee influx to Bangladesh caused the population of the Upazilas (sub districts) of Ukhia and Teknaf in the southern part of Cox’s Bazar to rise to around 1.5…

HIGHLIGHTS “We have prepared and shared with all Health Sector partners a contingency plan for monsoon and cyclone seasons for all 34 camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya, which this year includes an evacuation plan for COVID-19-positive patients…

IOM, in Partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, expand Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Center support to Rohingya and Host Communities On 17 August, the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) presided over the inauguration…

ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS A protection mainstreaming session was organised on 22 September in the Camp in-Charge (CiC) conference room in Camp 4. The session was attended by 30 participants from 15 different organisations. The CIC, assistant CiC, and…

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $2.218 million to the Hong Kong…

HIGHLIGHTS During the reporting period, 3 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the Rohingya refugee camps. Currently, 25 sample collection sites (including 1 new site) are operating for COVID-19 sample collection. A "special" case management meeting was held…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the onset of global COVID-19 pandemic in December, Bangladesh has been in a state of high alert. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh was recorded on 8 March 2020. By 26 March,…

SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 5 October 2020, more than 2 million people have been tested for COVID-19 in Bangladesh, of which 370,132 people tested positive. There are currently 109 COVID-19 labs across the country, and more than…