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Bangladesh has made significant progress in reducing poverty over recent years. At the same time, the country continues to face considerable strain from climate change - marked by frequent floods and cyclones - as well as from hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the region.
Although Bangladesh has made significant progress over recent decades - particularly in reducing maternal and child mortality and increasing life expectancy - the country continues to face major structural challenges. These include political and social tensions, rapid urbanization, shortcomings in healthcare and basic service provision, and persistent social inequalities.
Bangladesh is among the countries most severely affected by climate change worldwide. Its location in the delta of major river systems and along the coast of the Bay of Bengal shapes the lives of millions of people, while simultaneously exposing them to high risks from flooding, storm surges, tropical cyclones, and increasingly frequent heatwaves. These risks have intensified in recent years and significantly undermine food security, health, and livelihoods.
The work of action medeor in Bangladesh focuses on the district of Cox's Bazar in the south of Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most disaster-prone areas of the country on the border with Myanmar. Since the 1970s, there have been repeated migratory movements of the Rohingya population group persecuted in Myanmar. Many have settled in the region close to the border in the following years, and hundreds of thousands more refugees have been accommodated in several camps.
Together with the local organization Gonoshasthaya Kendra, action medeor supports better healthcare and the establishment of self-help groups and medical education programs. In 2021, a major fire broke out in the refugee camp, claiming lives and depriving many residents of their last possessions. Together with partner organizations, action medeor provided emergency aid and supplied 2,000 families particularly affected by the fire with aid packages.
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The Cox’s Bazar region in southeastern Bangladesh has for years been a place of refuge for
Although Bangladesh has made significant progress in recent decades, particularly in terms of