OVERVIEW OF AFFECTED POPULATION – JANUARY 2024 Human made disasters (fires) were reported in Amuru (900 affected), Koboko (37), Namisindwa (15) and Kalangala (7), while land disputes were reported in...
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Sierra Leone: Funkia Fire Incident, DREF Final Report (MDRSL014)
Operation Start Date: 10-01-2023 Operational End Date: 30-04-2023 Description of the Event Date of event 2022-12-25 What happened, where and when? On 25 December 2022, a significant fire incident...
IOM Nigeria Flash Report: Fire Outbreak Jere LGA - Borno State North-east — Nigeria (2 March 2024)
Event Overview On 2 March 2024, a fire broke out in Muna El-Badawy camp in Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. The fire damaged and destroyed the shelters and belongings of numerous...
DR Congo + 22 more
UNICEF West and Central Africa Region Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2, 1 January - 31 December 2023
HIGHLIGHTS Armed conflict and inter-communal clashes escalated dramatically in the eastern DRC, especially in the Kivus and Ituri, displacing of more than 1.1 million people. Conflict in Sudan in...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Bangladesh: Population Movement Operation, Cox’s Bazar - Emergency appeal no. MDRBD018, Operation update #19
To date, this Emergency Appeal which seeks a total budget of CHF 133 million, is 59 per cent funded (funding coverage as of December 2023 is CHF 78.8 million). Further funding contributions are...
Delivery of blankets to people affected by fire in Al-Mudhallal camp for IDPs
HUMAN ACCESS distributed 25 blankets to 12 families affected by the fire that broke out a few days ago in Al-Mudhallal camp for displaced people in Ataq city in Shabwa Governorate, destroying tents...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society - Population Movement Operation (PMO), Cox's Bazar, Operational Update No. 93 - December 2023
Context The population movement crisis continues as a protracted crisis in Cox’s Bazar. The crisis has impacted 971,904 displaced people from Myanmar living in 33 congested camps including 32,560...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Bangladesh Fire Incident: Emergency Response for Displaced People from Rakhine in Camp 11 - DREF Final Report (MDRBD029)
What happened, where and when? The massive fire that occurred on 5 March 2023, was considered one of the major incidents that caused significant impacts on the displaced people from Rakhine...
Bangladesh + 1 more
UNICEF Bangladesh Humanitarian Situation Report (End Year) - 01 January to 31 December 2023
Highlights The protracted Rohingya refugee crisis is a major humanitarian emergency, with 971,904 Rohingya refugees1 living in 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char, the world's largest refugee...
Surviving the flames in Nigeria's Annur camp
In the middle of Annur camp, in north-east Nigeria, a lone tree stands as a stark reminder of a devastating inferno. Its charred bark tells a haunting tale that traces back to 8 March 2023, a date...
The New Urban Poor at Risk of Malnutrition
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...
IOM DTM Rapid Assessment - Flash Report: Flutari, Gana Ali, and Water Board Camps, Monguno LGA, Borno State (23 January 2024)
On 22 January 2024, fires broke out in Flutari, Gana Ali, and Water Board camps in Monguno Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, which destroyed the shelters and possessions of many Internally...
IOM DTM Rapid Assessment - Flash Report: Fire Outbreak in Kaga, Mafa & Ngala LGAs, Borno State (18 January 2024)
Overview Between 08 and 13 January 2024, fires broke out in Government Girls Secondary School, Zullum and NRC Camps of Mafa, Ngala, and Kaga Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Tukuleri Host Community...
Bangladesh + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (2 - 8 January 2024)
BANGLADESH On 7 January, a a massive and devastating fire broke out in Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, starting in one block of Camp 5 and then quickly spread to three other...
Japan - Earthquake, update (FDMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 January 2024)
Following the earthquake of 7.5 M that hit Japan on 1 January, particularly in Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu Island, the death toll and damage continue to rise. As of 8 January, the Fire and Disaster...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Fire in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar (DG ECHO, DG ECHO Partners, ISCG, RRRC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 8 January 2024)
On 7 January a large fire broke out in the Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps, starting in one block of Camp 5 and then quickly spread to three other blocks, where 1,400 families live. Within hours the fire...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Nearly 7,000 Rohingya refugees homeless as fire blazes through camp in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, 7 January 2024 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its humanitarian partners are scrambling to respond to the latest devastating fire that ravaged through Camp 5, one of the 33 camps in...
Bangladesh + 1 more
IOM Bangladesh Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis Response - Monthly Situation Report (October 2023)
MENTAL HEALTH IS A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT IOM is implementing an integrated health facility and community-based mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programme to support the needs of the...
Incidents Summary - North West Syria (January - December 2023)
General Overview: From Jan- Dec 2023: A total, 821 number of incidents were reported in 517 IDP sites, majority were in Dana, Maaret Tamsrin, Azaz and Atareb sub-districts. Nature of incidences...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Observation of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR)-2023 in Cox’s Bazar
FIGHTING INEQUALITY FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE The theme of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR)–2023 was- ‘Fighting inequality for a resilient future’ aligns with the Sendai Framework,...