Rapports

SG/SM/22326 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General deplores the further loss of life during protests in Bangladesh over the weekend. He continues to closely follow developments in the…

GENEVA - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday said that it is vital the transition of power in Bangladesh is peaceful and guided by human rights, in line with the country’s international obligations, and…

DELIVERED BY Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights AT Geneva The shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop. Scores more protesters were killed over the weekend. At least 13 police officers were also killed when a police station was…

MONSOON RAINS, LANDSLIDES, FLOODS BATTER ROHINGYA REFUGEES Unrelenting rain, landslides and oods are battering the Rohingya refugee camps. This overcrowded refugee settlement is very vulnerable to storms, heavy rainfall, ash oods and landslides during monsoon season which can last…

Statement by Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia KATHMANDU, 2 August 2024 – “I have just returned from a week in Bangladesh, and I am deeply concerned about the impact of recent violence and ongoing…

Introduction Background and Objectives Public open spaces define the experience of a town or a city. They improve the quality of life for residents (UN-Habitat 2015), particularly the urban poor; increase climate adaptation for regions vulnerable to disasters…

**Synopsis (short abstract)** Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are entirely dependent on humanitarian aid to meet their basic food needs. In 2023, reduced food rations and devastating cyclones further compromised food security…

Background The Co-Chairs of the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) convened a meeting on 22 April 2024 to Strengthen coordinated efforts for the National Disaster Risk Management Enhance the effectiveness of the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) in protecting…

Context The population movement crisis which is a protracted crisis has been impacting 981,064 Displaced people from Myanmar living in 33 congested camps. 35,255 out of the total displaced people in camps have been relocated to Bhasanchar…

The Government of New Zealand has been a key contributor to humanitarian efforts in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Recently, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency in Bangladesh, received NZD$1.5…