Enhancing Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response Extreme Weather and Disaster Preparedness in Cox’s Bazar Humanitarian Response The influx of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, triggered by violence in the Rakhine in August 2017, has been recognized as uniquely rapid, large, and resulting in some of the largest, most disaster-vulnerable refugee camps in
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Turning The Tide – Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Communities A report by the Climate Center and the Norwegian Red Cross, with the IFRC, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Mexico Red Cross and Somalia Red Cross was launched on Thursday 4 November at COP26 showing the huge impact of climate change on coastal communities across
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This Annual Report, published by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society on countless initiatives adopted by it in 2020 for bettering the lives of humans, is hoped to be used as a ‘catalyst’ and as an ‘institutional memento’ for playing a significant role in the implementation of post-disaster relief, disaster risk reduction programs as well as
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Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) continues a grand humanitarian response namely Population Movement Operation (PMO) for the displaced Myanmar People (FDMN) in Cox’s Bazar since 2017. A Lesson Learnt Workshop to plan for next four years (2022-2024) was held early of September 2021. To ensure the live-saving assistance, developing infrastructure, enhancing disaster resilience, health &
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Though MRRO launched on 1992, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society started operation since 1978 for the Rohingya Crisis, providing lifesaving support from 1992, which was limited to Registered camps. After the latest influx of August 2017, BDRCS has expanded the interventions on all 16 UNHCR managed camps to provide NFI and LPG support along with Cash
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The report covers the information of June-August 2021 which is the second quarterly report of this year. Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, different reports on COVID-19 response were prepared and published in Jan-May 2021. This report captured the status of the regular activities – long terms programs and other response operations, including COVID-19 response implemented
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BDRCS continued providing the humanitarian lifesaving assistances and to the displaced Myanmar people (FDMN) with the support of IFRC and currently 11 Participating National Societies (PNSs). The COVID-19 pandemic, deepened by the effects of devastating monsoon flash flood, and has exacerbated the suffering and humanitarian needs of the camp and host communities.
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Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is delighted to share its Strategic Plan for the period 2021-2025 which outlines the mission, vision, and strategic goals. The process of formulating a new strategic plan at BDRCS has given us the opportunity to take stock on past success and failures, to determine our vision and future goals in light
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Nowadays, heat waves are in rising trend and a large number of people are being exposed of the hazard as there is lack of knowledge of heat waves and its cascading effects. As a leading organization in managing the disaster risk, BDRCS is expanding its FbF/A arena to address the impacts of heat waves in
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In collaboration with the Government, BDRCS as an ‘Auxiliary to the Government’ keeps continued its humanitarian assistances with the support of the IFRC, UNHCR, ICRC and other RCRC National Partners Societies (PNSs) in coordination with the RRRC, Civil Surgeon, other Government sectors and humanitarian agencies.