The present appeal outlines IOM’s funding requirements with the Humanitarian Response Plan. IOM operations focus on six sectors of assistance : Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI), Site Management, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, Coordination, Protection and one working group : Communication with Communities (CwC).
Over 515,000 Rohingya have crossed the border since 25 August 2017 (ISCG Report, 26 Sept). This new wave of Rohingya is settling spontaneously, in host communities, makeshift settlements, and new spontaneous sites that have been formed in Cox’s Bazar. New arrivals, having fled the violence, often come with no belongings or means to cook food. They currently set up makeshift shelters with limited resources they have, using inadequate materials.
In 25 August, the armed conflict in the Rakhine state resulted in severe unrest affecting a large number of minorities in the state. The extent and implications of the attack remain uncertain however the large number of Rohingyas have started crossing the border to Bangladesh. To date, 270,000 people have crossed the border into Bangladesh.
In the aftermath of the violence which broke out in Rakhine State in Myanmar, around 420,000 Rohingyas have crossed into Bangladesh. The sountern district of Cox’s Bazaar is overwhenlimg with the sudden arrival of so many Rohingigyas. Escaping the violence, these Rohingiyas usually come with very little possessions. The humanitarian actors are providing critical life saving support to these Rohingyas. Under the current Japan funding IOM will provide shelter and NFIs to aaproximately 6,300 Rohingyas households (31,500 individuals).
As a consequence to the violence outbreak in Myanmar Rakhine State (25 August), a large number of people (estimated 290,000 as of 7 September) have crossed the border into Cox‘s Bazar district, tripling the number of Undocumented Myanmar Nationals (UMN) in Cox‘s Bazar over twelve days. Among this new massive influx of UMN, one of the highest priority needs is the provision of life-saving WASH services, including safe drinking water and emergency basic sanitation, as well as dissemination of key hygiene messages and hygiene promotion including menstrual hygiene management (MHM).
IOM, in partnership with UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP, proposes an intervention aimed at consolidating and improving on the existing work underway to ensure lifesaving services to the Rohingya population residing in Cox’s Bazar District. The desired goal of the project will be to contribute to improving the social and health conditions of Rohingya and host communities and strengthening the capacity of local institutions to develop, maintain and deliver quality interventions to the Rohingya and Host Communities.
In the early hours of 25 August, a violence broke out in the Rakhine state resulted in severe unrest affecting a large number of minorities in the state. The extent and implications of the attack remain uncertain, however 370,000 people have estimated to cross the border. These new arrivals have crossed the border with bare minimum possessions and are in dire needs of food, shelter, WASH and health services. Humanitarian agencies have started responded to the need immediately.
In the early hours of 25 August, the armed conflict in the Rakhine state resulted in severe unrest affecting a large number of minorities in the state. The extent and implications of the attack remain uncertain however the large number of Rohingyas have started crossing the border to Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) is urging that basic humanitarian assistance be delivered to the Rohingyas coming into Bangladesh.
IOM currently coordinates and provides services to approximately 164,000 Rohingya displaced in Bangladesh. Most of the Rohingya in Cox's Bazar are not registered as refugees and live in makeshift settlements. Under this BPRM funding, IOM will provide critical health, shelter, wash and protection support to the Rohingya affected by the cyclone in the makeshift settlement and selected host communities villages.
IOM and partners are implementing a comprehensive response to the immediate needs and the integration of the arriving Undocumented Myanmar Nationals (UMNs), as part of an inter-agency ‘Joint Response Plan’ and is continuing to provide services for existing needs of UMNs already residing in Cox’s Bazar (CxB). The current project intervention includes Health, nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Protection, mental health & care practices, Education, Coordination, Communicating with Communities and Capacity Building of local NGOs.
