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Qatar Charity (QC) has provided gas cylinders to the Rohingya refugees living in Bhasan Char, an island in Bangladesh, benefiting over 32,000 refugees on the island. Qatar Charity’s teams distributed refilled gas cylinders to refugee families in…
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A total of six distinct hazard incidents occurred in Bangladesh during January 2024. These incidents included COVID-19, Dengue, Boat Capsize, Fire incidents, Wall collapses, and Cold Wave. In contrast to December 2023, there was a rise…
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In a small room dotted with gold light seeping through the roof, Jakin Khan and his wife, Shafali Begum, are filling a sack with clothes, dishes, pans and spoons. They are about to leave their village…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Bangladesh is carrying out a large-scale Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and Health Sector partners to break the transmission of persistent scabies upsurge among…
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KEY UPDATES ● 2023 JOINT RESPONSE PLAN (JRP): As of 31 December, the 2023 JRP was 49% funded with USD 429 million received against an overall appeal of USD 876 million. This compares to 64% funding received…
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Key events and updates Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2): Indonesia Situation Summary (As of 23 January 2024) In December 2023 and January 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported three cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) with…
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REGIONAL PROFILE Countries in South and Central Asia (SCA) remained at risk of recurrent climatic shocks and natural hazards during FY 2023, many of which compounded existing vulnerabilities. In response, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided…
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The impacts of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters are unequally felt across Asia and the Pacific region. Women and marginalized groups have less access to information, resources, finance and technologies, leaving them with greater challenges…
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GENEVA (24 January 2024) – UN experts* urged the Government of Bangladesh to carry out major human rights reforms to reverse repressive trends in the country and restore political dialogue and participation, as it enters its…
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Meenakshi Ganguly Deputy Asia Director Earlier this month, a Rohingya woman in a refugee camp in Bangladesh reported that a police officer had been stalking her for a year. She said that on the night of…
