Moving towards a humanitarian-development response to the Rohingya refugee crisis Giorgi Gigauri is the Chief of IOM-UN Migration Agency’s mission in Bangladesh. This interview has been edited for clarity. What is IOM’s overall vision for on-going Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh? Our overall vision is basically two-fold. The first is the humanitarian phase. So, before we speak of midterm, longer term …
ICCCAD organized capacity building training workshops environmental protection in Cox’s Bazar
ICCCAD organized a Series of Capacity Building Training Workshops on Environmental Protection for during Humanitarian Assistance for Implementing Partners of IOM, Local Govt. Officials and Media Representatives in Cox’s Bazar. This program covered by different print and electronic media representatives and reporters. Here are some links of this workshop- coxbangla.com/2018/07/16/কক্সবাজারের-রোহিঙ্গা-ক্-25/ Watch BTV News Clip [layerslider id=”16″]
The Rohingya influx has put a critical impact on the forest land
The Rohingya influx has put a critical impact on the forest land as thousands of hectares have been destroyed for making makeshift camps. Potentially more than 50% (10,000- 25,000 ha) of remaining forest degraded in the area. Forest degradation due to fuel-wood collection has been an ongoing issue in the area.