Bangladesh – Cox's Bazar | Revised humanitarian response (May–December 2020)
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Cox’s Bazar is a poor and vulnerable district, with a total Bangladeshi population of 2.65 million people. It also hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with 855 000 Rohingya residing in 34 makeshift camps. Overcrowded and marked by poor hygienic and sanitary conditions, there is a high risk of the rapid spread of disease within the camps. On 23 March 2020, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified in Cox’s Bazar and the number of cases has since continued to increase rapidly. The pandemic has caused income shocks and reduced food demand. Containment measures and other restrictions on business activities have led to the temporary rising of food prices and falling of incomes with an impact on food consumption and nutritional status. In the framework of FAO’s Corporate COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme and the United Nations Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19, FAO has revised its humanitarian response for 2020 to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and address the needs of the most vulnerable households.