Staff Reporter :
UNICEF with partners are scaling up the emergency response to the flood-affected northern and central parts of Bangladesh, says a press release of the UNICEF.
It is also providing urgent support in Cox’s Bazar district with the recent influx of Rohingya children and their families.
Children are the hardest hit and require the support to survive and outlive the physical and mental trauma of flood and displacement.
To support the government, responding to 1.5 million flood affected people by supplying water purification tablets, hygiene kits, jerry cans and bleaching powder. UNICEF is working on the reactivation of the education system which will start when the water level recedes.
A humanitarian response plan targeting the most vulnerable 330,000 people in the flood affected districts has been launched, requesting US$ 4.8 million.
With the recent influx of Rohingya children and their families, the funding requirement for its 2017-2018 response plan will have to be increased at least by US$ 5 million.
“During any emergency, whether it is flood or influx of people, children bear the biggest brunt and are at high risk of violence, abuse, chronic illness and spread of contagious diseases.
UNICEF will continue and strengthen its humanitarian support in coordination with the Government of Bangladesh in education, WASH, nutrition, health and child protection sectors for the children as they are suffering the most,” said UNICEF Country Representative Edouard Beigbeder,.
At the same time, the agency is working in Cox’s Bazar to address the needs of stateless Rohingya children and their families as well as host communities.
UNICEF has already built eight functioning Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) for Rohingya children and adolescents, strengthening children with psychosocial and recreational support.
It has initiated the screening of children for malnutrition, and the vaccination of children aged 9-59 months against Measles and Rubella – in the makeshift settlements and hard-to-reach host communities. More than 15,200 people now have access to safe drinking water and 9,700 people are provided with improved sanitation facilities in host communities.
With the recent influx of Rohingyas in Bangladesh more than 80 per cent of them are children and women and UNICEF has been working to mobilize more support and strengthen its existing activities.
For recreational and psychosocial support to the newly arrived Rohingya children, 33 mobile CFSs are now operational with 100 recreational kits, Education in Emergency (EiE) kits and trained teachers.
These mobile child friendly spaces have already provided psychosocial support to 226 newly arrived Rohingya children.
Separated and unaccompanied children are also being identified through Child Friendly Spaces and community outreach. UNICEF is also ready to distribute hygiene kits and water purification tablets.
UNICEF with partners are scaling up the emergency response to the flood-affected northern and central parts of Bangladesh, says a press release of the UNICEF.
It is also providing urgent support in Cox’s Bazar district with the recent influx of Rohingya children and their families.
Children are the hardest hit and require the support to survive and outlive the physical and mental trauma of flood and displacement.
To support the government, responding to 1.5 million flood affected people by supplying water purification tablets, hygiene kits, jerry cans and bleaching powder. UNICEF is working on the reactivation of the education system which will start when the water level recedes.
A humanitarian response plan targeting the most vulnerable 330,000 people in the flood affected districts has been launched, requesting US$ 4.8 million.
With the recent influx of Rohingya children and their families, the funding requirement for its 2017-2018 response plan will have to be increased at least by US$ 5 million.
“During any emergency, whether it is flood or influx of people, children bear the biggest brunt and are at high risk of violence, abuse, chronic illness and spread of contagious diseases.
UNICEF will continue and strengthen its humanitarian support in coordination with the Government of Bangladesh in education, WASH, nutrition, health and child protection sectors for the children as they are suffering the most,” said UNICEF Country Representative Edouard Beigbeder,.
At the same time, the agency is working in Cox’s Bazar to address the needs of stateless Rohingya children and their families as well as host communities.
UNICEF has already built eight functioning Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) for Rohingya children and adolescents, strengthening children with psychosocial and recreational support.
It has initiated the screening of children for malnutrition, and the vaccination of children aged 9-59 months against Measles and Rubella – in the makeshift settlements and hard-to-reach host communities. More than 15,200 people now have access to safe drinking water and 9,700 people are provided with improved sanitation facilities in host communities.
With the recent influx of Rohingyas in Bangladesh more than 80 per cent of them are children and women and UNICEF has been working to mobilize more support and strengthen its existing activities.
For recreational and psychosocial support to the newly arrived Rohingya children, 33 mobile CFSs are now operational with 100 recreational kits, Education in Emergency (EiE) kits and trained teachers.
These mobile child friendly spaces have already provided psychosocial support to 226 newly arrived Rohingya children.
Separated and unaccompanied children are also being identified through Child Friendly Spaces and community outreach. UNICEF is also ready to distribute hygiene kits and water purification tablets.
