Emergencies
Bangladesh is susceptible to regular flooding, cyclones and other natural disasters that impede development. UNICEF works to prepare communities for future emergencies and provide immediate and long-term relief support to families.
- Cyclone Sidr
- UNICEF offered immediate emergency assistance and ongoing relief support to the 8.9 million people who lost family members, homes and livelihoods in Cyclone Sidr.
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- Floods 2007
- UNICEF provided safe water, supplies, essential drugs, food supplements and safe spaces for children displaced by flooding during the 2007 monsoon.
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- Avian influenza
- UNICEF educates local communities about the risks of bird flu and encourages individuals to adopt behaviours that help prevent transmission.
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- Emergencies every day
- Emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction are central to UNICEF’s work because women and children are always the most vulnerable in an emergency.
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