An estimated 795,000 Rohingya refugees are in need of site management and site development assistance in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Since the onset of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in August 2017, makeshift and spontaneous settlements of Rohingya refugees have been expanding rapidly on a daily basis.
These settlements are in desperate need of site management services to ensure that the affected population have equal access to humanitarian assistance and protection, and that services available in sites are coordinated.
Much of the land allocated for new sites to host Rohingya refugees are inaccessible and severely lacking in basic infrastructure. Access roads and bridges are therefore a lifesaving need, without which other sectors such as health and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) will not be able to work. Developing existing sites is a major priority for site development in order to improve drainage, mitigate hazards, and improve the overall delivery of services.
Original source and full report: IOM.
Published on 8 November 2017
