Bangladesh Updates (Reports only)

OVERVIEW In 2024, escalating conflict and humanitarian needs in Rakhine state, Myanmar, prompted a significant rise in Rohingya cross-border displacement (UNGA 25/10/2024; UNHCR accessed 21/03/2025)...

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Overview Coordination and Leadership On January 22, 2025, the United States announced its intention to suspend funding and withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). This decision has...

SITUATION OVERVIEW Over one million Rohingya refugees reside in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement, where they face daily challenges across 33 densely populated camps. Despite...

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Proportional Morbidity& Upsurges/outbreak in EW12, 2025 Proportional Morbidity Acute Respiratory Infections (22.0%), Injury and wounds (2.7%), and Acute Watery Diarrhea (2.2%) were the diseases and...

Dhaka, 6 April 2025 – Six months after its launch, the partnership between the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has made significant progress in protecting and...

A vacuous look casts over the eyes of Hawa Nur and her daughter Tamanna as they recount the devastating impact of cyclone Remal in 2024. Their house, their few possessions and their lives were all...

The Forecast-based Warning, Analysis and Response Network (FOREWARN) works to support Start Network members to act ahead of hazardous events and their impacts. In 2024, there were five active...

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In this Regional Overview covering March 2025 Bangladesh: Militant activity heightens in Rohingya refugee camps Myanmar: ​​Civilians subject to increased deadly airstrikes in Magway and Mandalay...

DHAKA, 3 April 2025 – Bangladesh is facing significant challenges in maternal and newborn care, according to new reports released by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality...

Cox’s Bazar, 3 April 2025 – DHAKA – H.E. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UN in Geneva and Chairperson of UNHCR’s Executive Committee, underscored UNHCR’s...

Synopsis (short abstract) This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of the twelfth-round assessment conducted in December 2024 and January 2025 in Bangladesh. It...

SUMMARY OF THE EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL Back in January 2024 the IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated CHF 499,987 for the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to implement early...

1. Introduction 1) Project Summary and Research Background For decades, the Rohingyas have suffered from structural discrimination in society with their basic human rights neglected. In 2017, the...

Bangkok - Forests across Asia and the Pacific region cover 740 million hectares, accounting for 18 percent of global forest cover. These forests are not only critical for the livelihoods of more than...

By Daniel P. Sullivan , Lucky Karim | March 27, 2025 Statement from Refugees International Director for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East Daniel P. Sullivan: “Refugees International welcomes the...

2025 Rohingya Joint Response Plan: UK statement. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders. The United Kingdom would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Bangladesh for its...

Proportional Morbidity& Upsurges/outbreak in Epi Week 11, 2025 Proportional Morbidity Acute Respiratory Infections (25.9%), Injury and wounds (2.6%), and Acute Watery Diarrhea (2.2%) were the...