Key messages 　　

• Responding to emergency needs of people affected by monsoon floods in North West and South-East districts, and in the Southern island of Hatiya should be maintained.　　

• Support for early recovery needs of those affected by repeated water- logging in the South-West, in sectors of food assistance, shelter, water and sanitation facilities, and livelihood support should continue.　　

GLIDE n° FL-2012-000106-BGD

Period covered by this Operation Update: 16 November 2012 to 31 January 2013

Appeal target (current): CHF 1,753,139

Appeal coverage: To date, the appeal is 81 per cent covered in cash and kind; and 83 per cent covered including contributions currently in the pipeline.

Appeal history:

Period covered by this update: 23 November to 21 December 2012

Summary: CHF 292,693 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC)’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 October 2012 to support Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver assistance to 25,000 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

Floodwaters that used to create fertile ground for rice crops have become violent and random – with catastrophic consequences

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

• Favourable weather at the start of the 2012/13 cropping season

• Record 2012 paddy harvest estimated

• Rice prices remain generally stable at low levels while wheat prices continue to rise

• Localized food insecurity persists

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

A thought-provoking new report notes that “disasters with very large impacts happen very rarely... This means that a much greater proportion of the risk is associated with rare events.” Early warning and disaster readiness are therefore critical.

Period covered by this update: 18 October to 22 November 2012

Summary: CHF 292,693 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC)’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 October 2012 to support Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver assistance to 25,000 beneficiaries. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

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Relief Department

In Sep ’12, the department from International Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has supported flood victims in Sirajganj, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bogra and Sunamganj districts. Sup-port has been extended to a total of 4,500 households through a relief operation where all the households have received non-food items like - a sari, a lungi and a plastic shit. The de-partment has also distributed a total of 90,00,000 BDT among the households and each household has received 2000 BDT as cash grant.