Bangladesh - Humanitarian Response to the Rohingya Crisis - International Rescue Committee 2021

March 2021 – Following the outbreak of violence in Northern Rakhine State in August 2017 more than 700 000 Rohingya people crossed from Myanmar into Bangladesh over a period of several months. Currently an estimated 855 000 Rohingya refugees live in 34 highly congested settlements in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh. The speed and scale of the influx resulted in significant humanitarian needs. With GAC’s support the International Rescue Committee (IRC) improves the health and safety of Rohingya women and girls by providing integrated sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and gender-based violence prevention and response. Project activities include: (1) delivering basic emergency obstetrics and newborn care services; (2) operating integrated women’s centers and providing survivor-centred sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) case management services for women girls and other marginalized communities; (3) training service providers in comprehensive SRH care SGBV psychosocial support and case management processes; and (4) conducting outreach and awareness-raising sessions in the broader refugee community.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) women and girls are protected from and treated for the consequences of SGBV; and (2) women and adolescent girls achieve their sexual and reproductive health and rights. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in communities experiencing humanitarian crises or that are food insecure.