As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged globally, migrant workers, both internationally and within Bangladesh, found themselves facing a new set of challenges and vulnerabilities.

In 2019, the BMA in Kurigram found that 335,096 persons had left their homes (internal migration), while 375,997 persons had returned to their homes (internal return).

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year has affected global and regional mobility, including mobility in Bangladesh, through various travel disruptions and restrictions.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year has affected global and regional mobility, including mobility in Bangladesh, through various travel disruptions and restrictio

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This multi-sectoral needs assessment has been designed in cooperation with ISCG and all sectors. It provides an overview of the Rohingya refugee population's distribution, needs and access to services at the end of the rainy season.

The Site Management sector, with the support of SM partners (IOM, UNHCR, ADRA and Solidarités International) conducted a mapping exercise during the months of April and May 2018 in the areas of Teknaf upazila currently hosting Rohingya refugees.

The Site Management sector, with the support of SM partners (IOM, UNHCR, ADRA and Solidarités International) conducted a mapping exercise during the months of April and May 2018 in the  areas of Teknaf upazila currently hosting Rohingya refugees.

IOM Bangladesh Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) is part of the IOM’s global Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programming, first launched in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh in Spring 2017.

The following document includes 12 thematic maps with information on the following topics: Population density, Cooking fuel source, Education barriers for girls, Access to health facilities, Income source, Most severe needs, NFI distribution, Primary safety concern, Sheleter types, Community area

The Site Management sector, with the support of SM partners (IOM, UNHCR, ADRA and Solidarités International) conducted a mapping exercise during the months of April and May 2018 in the areas of Teknaf upazila currently hosting Rohingya refugees.

The traffic lights diagram is based on the results of a multi-sector prioritisation tool developed by the Analysis Hub. The tool uses NPM data from five sectors to prioritise needs geographically, at the block level. 

In the assessment conducted between 1 and 20 May 2018, an estimated 915,000 individuals (approximately 215,000 households) were identified in 1,922 locations.

The majhee block system represents an important aspect of communities within collective and/or camp-like settings where Rohinya refugees have settled.

IOM Bangladesh Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) is part of the IOM’s global Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programming. DTM is IOM’s information management system to track and monitor population displacement during crises.

In the assessment conducted between 7 and 25 March 2018, an estimated 898,000 individuals (approximately 211,000 households) were identified in 1,807 locations.

This document presented the lessons learned about the impact of cyclones in Bangladesh and specifically Cox’s Bazar district. Documentation on the specific impact or lessons from the impact of cyclones on the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar is limited.

Organisations working on the Rohingya response are preparing for the cyclone season. This brief provides background on cyclones in Bangladesh and an overview of their impact, to put the emergency preparedness planning into a wider perspective.

Humanitarian actors expect operations to be seriously impacted during the rainy season in Cox’s Bazar.

The rainy season is expected to have a serious impact on life-saving services and ongoing humanitarian aid in Cox’s Bazar.

The following document includes a topographic atlas, as of 14 February 2018, of the following sites: Camps 1E, 1W, 2E, 2W, 3-7, 8E, 8W, 9-20, Chakmarkul, Jadimura, Kutupalong (RC), Leda A/B/C/D, Leda Ms, Nayapara EXP, Nayapara RC, Shamlapur, and Unchiprang.

This map provides drone imagerary overview of camps 14,15,16, Chakmarkul, Shamlapur and Unchiprang as of 14 February 2018.