By end-June 2021, there were over 878,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. This includes almost 600,000 in the Kutupalong megacamp, the largest refugee camp in the world, and over 18,000 on Bhasan Char island. The COVID-19 pandemic created a double-layered crisis and heightened vulnerabilities among refugees with 96 percent being reported as moderately and highly vulnerable by end-2020. As evidenced by the major January and March fires in Teknaf and Ukhiya megacamps respectively, ensuring refugees’ safety and wellbeing remains a serious challenge with population density reaching 60,000 persons per km2 (REVA-IV, 2021).
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Publisher | WFP |
Geographic coverage | Bangladesh |
Originally published | 08 Sep 2021 |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Food security and food crises |Extreme weather eventClimate actionClimate-smart agricultureClimate extremeSafety netSchool feeding |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | food securityhumanitarian aidresilienceadaptation to climate changefloodinsurancecash and voucher assistancerisk management |
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