Bangladesh: Climate Change is Affecting Health and Mental Wellbeing DHAKA, October 7, 2021 — In Bangladesh, climate change is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting...
5 October 2021, Geneva/New York – On this World Teachers’ Day, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, announced it has reached...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study on women and girls’ participation in community-based disaster risk management in Bangladesh is part of Plan International’s Inclusive Community Disaster Risk Reduction...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The heavy rainfall between July and September 2019 across Bangladesh led to landslides and extreme flooding over one-fourth of the country areas...
Ritu Bharadwaj, Danielle Bishop, Somnath Hazra, Enock Pufaa, James Kofi Annan Executive summary Contemporary forms of slavery are often categorised as slavery, slavery-like practices, bonded labour,...
Bangladesh is a relatively young country, having gained independence a little over 50 years ago. Despite its youth, however, the country has made exceptional strides in reducing poverty and boosting...
Annual report 2020: Thanks to you, last year we helped more than ever before In 2020 Islamic Relief was able to reach more people than ever before, thanks to the generous support of our donors and...
More than 139 million people hit by climate crisis and COVID-19, new IFRC analysis reveals Kuala Lumpur/New York/Geneva, 17 September 2021 – Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
New UN University report: Disasters around the world are interconnected Bonn, Germany 8 September – A new report, Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021, was released today by United Nations...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to recurring hazards and this situation is going to exacerbate due to the impacts of climate change. There is a dearth of data-driven decision-making...