Representatives of the international community in Bangladesh – including Ambassadors of the United States and the European Union, the British High Commissioner, the Head of Humanitarian Aid of the...
SITUATION OVERVIEW The HCTT response focused on the seven most impacted districts of Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Barguna, Bhola and Jashore. Almost 3 months has been passed but still most...
Introduction Heavy monsoon rain and water from upstream sources caused slow-onset severe flooding in low lying areas of Northern Bangladesh. The 2020 flood has some remarkable characteristics...
Situation Overview 27 July 2020: According to the Flood Forecast Warning Centre (FFWC), major rivers are still flowing above the danger mark in 10 measurement points in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur,...
PART I: RESPONSE PLAN OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS As of 28 June, Bangladesh had reported 133,978 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2,526 of which had been identified in Cox’s Bazar District, including 50...
Dhaka, (21/07/2020): The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has today allocated a USD 3 million grant to three national NGOs (BRAC, Friendship, Reaching People in Need) and two international...
Situation Overview July 18, 2020: Heavy monsoon rain and water from upstream sources caused slow-onset severe flooding in low lying areas of Northern Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Flood Forecasting and...
1. GLOBAL OVERVIEW The Secretary General released the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 on 25 June describing the UN strategy as based on three pillars – (a) delivery of a large-scale,...
1. GLOBAL OVERVIEW Huge gains made towards ending child labor over the last 20 years risk being reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on 12 June, in an appeal for governments to continue...
NEW WAY OF WORKING: RESILIENCE FOR HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT ACTORS Over the years, Bangladesh played an increasingly influential role at both regional and international levels on disaster management...