File photo of a Rohingya Camp Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneCox's Bazar is one of the most disaster-prone districts of BangladeshUN agencies have launched the second phase of their Disaster Risk Reduction activities in the host community of Cox’s Bazar, alongside partners and local authorities. Cox's Bazar is one of the most disaster-prone districts of Bangladesh. “Our commitment to Bangladesh capacity to mitigate and, when needed, self-response to disasters is unequivocal,” he said. Distressed rohngya women and children at a camp in Cox Bazar Dhaka Tribune/Mahmud Hossain OpuPeter Guest, emergency coordinator for WFP in Cox’s Bazar, said rehabilitating the cyclone shelters is just part of their disaster risk reduction activities in the coastal district. Head of Operations for UNHCR in Cox’s Bazar Marin Din Kajdomcaj said UNHCR and partners continue to improve their preparedness capacity for extreme weather events.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 01, 2019 15:56 UTC