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Climate Displacement, Loss, and Uncertain Futures
EASTERN BANGLADESH – Bangladesh is among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, yet this monsoon season, the severity of disasters reaches a new extreme. The worst floods in 34 years have affected 5.8 million people, including over two million children in eastern Bangladesh. Many children have lost l...
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Statement by Mr Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh, on the fire in the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
DHAKA, 10 January 2022 – “UNICEF is deeply grieved and stands in support of the thousands of Rohingya refugees affected by the fire that broke out in the refugee camps on 9 January in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. “The fire that swept across Camp 16 burnt down 300 shelters and damaged another 500. The host community ne...
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the fire at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
NEW YORK/DHAKA/COX’S BAZAR, 26 March 2021 – “UNICEF offers its deepest condolences to the families of Rohingya refugees killed and injured by the fire in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as well as to the 50,000 refugees – half of whom are children – displaced by the disaster. “The fire, which quickly spread across four R...
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Junaid was separated from his family when fleeing raging fire in Rohingya refugee camps
Junaid and his siblings quickly became separated in the panic and chaos that followed the massive fire in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh in the afternoon of 22 March. Flames quickly engulfed shelters, spreading across four refugee camps and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. Those who had tim...
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
COVID-19 – otherwise known as Coronavirus disease – has been dominating the headlines recently. While it is spreading quickly across parts of Asia and beyond, there are simple precautions you can make to reduce the risk of infection and transmission., How dangerous is it?, Like other respiratory illnesses, it can ...
Press release
Monsoon rains bring severe flooding and landslides across South Asia, affecting more than five million children
KATHMANDU/NEW YORK, 18 July 2019 – Heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides across three countries in South Asia – Nepal, India, and Bangladesh – have killed at least 93 children, and put the lives of millions more at risk. UNICEF estimates that more than 12 million people, including about five million children hav...
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UNICEF appeals for $3.9 billion in emergency assistance for 41 million children affected by conflict or disaster
GENEVA/NEW YORK/ DHAKA, 29 January 2019 – Millions of children living in countries affected by conflict and disaster lack access to vital child protection services, putting their safety, well-being and futures at risk, UNICEF warned today as it appealed for $3.9 billion to support its work for children in humanita...
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Education Cannot Wait awards $12 million to UNESCO, UNHCR and UNICEF for Rohingya children’s education
Cox’s Bazar, 13 November 2018 – In a major boost to the education response of the Rohingya refugee crisis, the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) fund is allocating US$12 million to support 88,500 refugee and host community children and adolescents. The fund is being awarded to UNICEF, UNESCO and UNHCR to ensure a common...