Special Correspondent :
The International Organization for Migration [IOM] in its latest report has said that the new Rohingya arrivals are living in spontaneous settlements with increasing need of humanitarian assistance, including shelter, food, clean water, and sanitation.
Poor road networks and insufficient drainage in the displacement sites make it difficult to reach new arrivals with urgent support while an estimated 607,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh fleeing violence
in Myanmar’s Rakhine State since 25 August.
As displacement continues, the humanitarian and protection needs of the Rohingya also rise. IOM and the humanitarian community are scaling up operations to respond to the needs of new arrivals, existing Rohingya, and affected host communities.
The IOM report released on Friday said new development will improve access across Balukhali and through to Taknaf improving humanitarian response. Site Management in Balukhali is mapping available land, community leadership, and services available to the Rohingya.
It said that on an average 500 Rohingya are using the Emergency Information Services per day. IOM’s Needs and Population Monitoring assessment has tracked the movement of new arrivals where water, hygiene, and sanitation support is critically needed during the response.
IOM responds to the emergency and primary healthcare needs of the Rohingya and the affected host communities. IOM health teams have provided emergency and primary healthcare services to 61,000 patients and continue to provide emergency health services to new Rohingya arrivals.
The team has set up child delivery facilities and a patient stabilization unit in Kutupalong. IOM continues to assess and integrate new healthcare services based on the needs of the Rohingya refugees.
Women and Children remain most at risk and require specialist care and attention. IOM is responding to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Counter Trafficking (CT).
The IOM Safe Space in Balukhali is complete and the IOM team is working to construct and fully equip safe spaces in Leda, Kutupalong, and Shamlapur. They are also ensuring that vulnerable Rohingya refugees have access to the protection services they require.
Since 25 August IOM is supporting over 38,000 vulnerable individuals including having provided over 2,000 people with psychological first aid (PFA), referred 1,000 people to health services for specialist care services and providing 2,100 dignity kits and 3,000 solar lanterns distributed to vulnerable women.
The Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG), hosted by IOM, is coordinating the Rohingya Refugee Crisis. Since 25 August, ISCG disseminates regular situation updates and key messages, organizes coordination meetings, and develops and updates maps of the expansion areas and spontaneous settlements. The ISCG ensures timely, coordinated, needs-based, and evidence driven humanitarian assistance for efficient use of resources and to avoid duplication. ISCG produces regular Situation Reports and 4W maps and data of sectors’ operations.
A total of 741,000 litres of water have been trucked into spontaneous settlements with limited access to water to support SPHERE standards. Over 35,000 individuals have received hygiene kit distributions. 800 emergency latrines have been constructed and 100 mobile toilets have been installed to date which has supported 40,000 individuals. Fourteen deep tube wells have been completed.
To date, IOM has distributed 102,000 tarpaulins which have benefitted 461,000 new arrivals. 32,000 individuals have also received NFI distributions. To facilitate the procurement, storage and distribution of shelter materials for the Rohingya Crisis Response, IOM has set up a new logistics base with available space and also four more planned.
The International Organization for Migration [IOM] in its latest report has said that the new Rohingya arrivals are living in spontaneous settlements with increasing need of humanitarian assistance, including shelter, food, clean water, and sanitation.
Poor road networks and insufficient drainage in the displacement sites make it difficult to reach new arrivals with urgent support while an estimated 607,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh fleeing violence
in Myanmar’s Rakhine State since 25 August.
As displacement continues, the humanitarian and protection needs of the Rohingya also rise. IOM and the humanitarian community are scaling up operations to respond to the needs of new arrivals, existing Rohingya, and affected host communities.
The IOM report released on Friday said new development will improve access across Balukhali and through to Taknaf improving humanitarian response. Site Management in Balukhali is mapping available land, community leadership, and services available to the Rohingya.
It said that on an average 500 Rohingya are using the Emergency Information Services per day. IOM’s Needs and Population Monitoring assessment has tracked the movement of new arrivals where water, hygiene, and sanitation support is critically needed during the response.
IOM responds to the emergency and primary healthcare needs of the Rohingya and the affected host communities. IOM health teams have provided emergency and primary healthcare services to 61,000 patients and continue to provide emergency health services to new Rohingya arrivals.
The team has set up child delivery facilities and a patient stabilization unit in Kutupalong. IOM continues to assess and integrate new healthcare services based on the needs of the Rohingya refugees.
Women and Children remain most at risk and require specialist care and attention. IOM is responding to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Counter Trafficking (CT).
The IOM Safe Space in Balukhali is complete and the IOM team is working to construct and fully equip safe spaces in Leda, Kutupalong, and Shamlapur. They are also ensuring that vulnerable Rohingya refugees have access to the protection services they require.
Since 25 August IOM is supporting over 38,000 vulnerable individuals including having provided over 2,000 people with psychological first aid (PFA), referred 1,000 people to health services for specialist care services and providing 2,100 dignity kits and 3,000 solar lanterns distributed to vulnerable women.
The Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG), hosted by IOM, is coordinating the Rohingya Refugee Crisis. Since 25 August, ISCG disseminates regular situation updates and key messages, organizes coordination meetings, and develops and updates maps of the expansion areas and spontaneous settlements. The ISCG ensures timely, coordinated, needs-based, and evidence driven humanitarian assistance for efficient use of resources and to avoid duplication. ISCG produces regular Situation Reports and 4W maps and data of sectors’ operations.
A total of 741,000 litres of water have been trucked into spontaneous settlements with limited access to water to support SPHERE standards. Over 35,000 individuals have received hygiene kit distributions. 800 emergency latrines have been constructed and 100 mobile toilets have been installed to date which has supported 40,000 individuals. Fourteen deep tube wells have been completed.
To date, IOM has distributed 102,000 tarpaulins which have benefitted 461,000 new arrivals. 32,000 individuals have also received NFI distributions. To facilitate the procurement, storage and distribution of shelter materials for the Rohingya Crisis Response, IOM has set up a new logistics base with available space and also four more planned.
