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The Information Management Working Group (IMWG) supports the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) in Bangladesh to strengthen information management coordination with all actors, across clusters, sectors and areas of responsibility. It is co-chaired by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the UN Resident Coordinator's Office (UNRCO). Operation(s)/ Webspace(s):
Counting the Costs: Cyclone Amphan One Year On Format On May 20, 2020, devastating Cyclone Amphan made landfall on Jammu island near West Bengal, Bangladesh, with wind speeds of approximately 140 km/hour. The cyclone affected 10 million people from 19 coastal districts in Bangladesh, of which nine were severely impacted. The Government undertook a massive evacuation of 2.4 million people in 12,078 cyclone shelters, and 26 people died. “Today we remember those who lost their lives in the devastating Cyclone Amphan in India and Bangladesh,” said Ramesh Singh, Country Director at CARE Bangla...
The Information Management Working Group (IMWG) supports the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) to strengthen the coordination of information management activities with government and non-government actors, across different clusters/sectors and areas of responsibility. The IMWG is co-chaired by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the UN Resident Coordinator's Office (UNRCO), and aims to bring together information management focal persons from government, national and international organizations, the academia, private sector and donors in Bangladesh. The formation of the Bang...
Heavy monsoon rain and water from upstream sources caused slow-onset severe flooding in low lying areas of Northern Bangladesh. The 2020 floods has some remarkable characteristics in comparison with major floods in the recent past. It started earlier than usual (late June), it lasted more 60 days in some areas and, in Bahadurabad of Jamalpur, the Jamuna flowed at 20.79 m, 17cm above the last water level record set in 1988 according to Floods Forecasting Warning Centre (FFWC). According to the National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC), one (1) million households were waterlogged. ...
To improve effectiveness and efficiency of emergency preparedness and response efforts by promoting coordinated local engagement, accountability and Humanitarian-Development collaboration in Bangladesh, the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) co-led by the MoDMR and the UN invites its members for a special meeting on 18 January 2021 at 11:30 AM. The meeting will be co-chaired by Secretary MoDMR, Md. Mohsin and the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms. Mia Seppo at the Cristal Ball Room (Ground Floor), Intercontinental Hotel, Dhaka. The objectives of the meeting are: (1) to report ...