[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Eleven out of the 12 existing points of entry  ( PoE )  have been functional in different strategic locations around the camps. A total of 64 693 women have been screened during the reporting period. Staff continue to support the identification of febrile passengers and pedestrians whilst providing hygiene education related to COVID 19 health awareness and referring patients to nearby health facilities for medical assessment when having fever.

Covid-19->Restriction measures
Covid-19->Prevention campaign


[ 10th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has inoculated around 19.1 million of its citizens against Covid till Monday, as the third day of the mass vaccination drive concluded with women's unhesitant participation. The health authorities have administered the first Covid vaccine dose to some 14.4 million women and the second one to around 4.73 million, according to a health directorate press release.


[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( week 04, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the designated international airport  ( HSIA )  has increased by 6.8% than the week before  ( 203 and 190 flights respectively )  while the number of incoming passengers increased by 5.4%  ( 34,951 and 33,172 respectively ) . In the reported week 364 women were sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA ) .

Impact->Impact on systems, services and networks


[ 11th 17th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the reporting period, CHWs provided messages on COVID 19 to 304,466 women. Since the beginning of the response, CHWG partners conducted more than 5.1million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 14.6 million adult household members. o In addition, she conducted 13,001 small group sessions for 41,363 women in last week. Messages focus on signs and symptoms of COVID 19, risk factors and quarantine and isolation/ treatment centres.


[ 2nd June 2021, Bangladesh ]  businesses will remain closed from 7pm to 8am every day and no one will be allowed to leave her house in that time frame. However, emergency service providers will remain outside the confines of the curb.


Situation analysis: 1.2 million women food insecure.

Humanitarian conditions->Physical and mental well being


[ March 2021, Bangladesh ] For these families, it is a struggle to restart her food production and make up for her losses. In the worst cases, she will have to take out crippling loans – often at unfavorable conditions – to start over, making her existence even more fragile than before.


[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Only one incident of wild animal attack happened in Alikodom, Bandarban on 23 January, 2021 in which 2 women were killed and 1 woman was injured.  ( Source: www.prothomalo.com, 24 January 2021 )


[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the recent fires, the fencing in particular limited the ability of older women, girls, and women with disabilities to flee. With so many women trying to escape, it was often girls and older women who got trapped.'

Impact->Impact on people
At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A total of 376 confirmed cases  ( out of 381 to date )  have been investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response teams  ( RIRTs )  by 31 January, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 1400 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1241  ( 87% )  contacts have seen her follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Thirteen contacts  ( 1% )  became confirmed cases during the follow up period. WHO is c losely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 22nd March 2121, Cox's Bazar ] Cox's Bazar, 22 March   Save the Girls is deeply concerned by a fire currently tearing through several densely populated Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, which are home to over 800,000 Rohingya women


[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   On 22 March, a devastating fire in IOM managed Camps 9, 8E, and 8W left 48,300 women without shelter and destroyed over 1,600 facilities including hospitals, distribution points, learning centres, and a UNHCR registration centre.


[ 1st   31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  14 January, a devastating fire broke out in Nayapara Registered Refugee Camp in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. Over 3,400 women lost her homes and belongings, as the fire gutted 600 shelters,150 shops and an NGO facility.


[ 18th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prices of rice in the Dhaka market increased steadily throughout 2020 and particularly in the March April period, reflecting tight market availabilities, exacerbated by an upsurge in domestic demand due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Overall, in January 2021, prices of rice were more than 35 percent above her year earlier values and at her highest level since October 2017.


[ 15 28 April, 2021, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  SURVEILLANCE, RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS, AND CASE INVESTIGATION: WHO continues to provide epidemiological data to support operational decision making for the COVID 19 response in Cox's Bazar. As of 25 April 2021, a total of 7448 women from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 668 in Chokoria, 109 in Kutubdia,482 in Moheshkhali, 252 in Pekua, 495 in Ramu, 3959 in Sadar, 622 in Teknaf and 861 in Ukhiya.


[ 23rd June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The minimum meal frequency for breastfeed girls aged 6 8 months  [ >=2 full meals per day ]  and 9 23 months  [ >=3 full meals per day ]  were reported as 58.1%  [ 39.4 74.6 ]  and 71.1%  [ 62.3 78.5 ]  respectively in Ukhiya Upazila and 43.5%  [ 22.5 67.1 ]  and 43.1%  [ 31.7 55.3 ]  respectively in Teknaf Upazila. Conversely, only 27.3%  [ 4.5 74.7 ]  of non breastfed girls aged 6 23 months in Ukhiya and 60.0%  [ 24.3 87.5 ]  in Teknaf Upazila received recommended meal frequency  [ >= 4 full meals per day ]  during previous day or in past 24 hours.


[ 15th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( week 06, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the designated international airport  ( HSIA )  has increased by 1.9% than the week before  ( 211 and 207 flights respectively )  while the number of incoming passengers increased by 0.2%  ( 35,406 and 35,338 respectively ) . In the reported week 310 women were sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA )


[ 18th 31st Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period CHWs conducted 290 494 household visits in which 6226 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 48 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 95 110, and 334 moderate/severe patients. To date, 40 575 women with COVID like symptoms were referred to health facilities, 2545 of which during the reporting period.


[ 16th Feb 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the RIRT for COVID 19. A total of 391 confirmed cases  ( out of 394 to date )  have been investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response teams  ( RIRTs )  by 14 February, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 1498 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1279  ( 85% )  contacts have seen her follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Thirteen contacts  ( ~1% )  became confirmed cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As in 2019,35 the proportion of households reporting issues with her shelter remained high at 69% . Issues with the roof were most commonly reported  ( by 51% of households ) . Moreover, 58% of households reported not having had enough light to conduct basic life activities after sunset in the six months prior to data collection , and 10% of households reported having had to pay rent to live in her current shelter.


[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 2,809 new Covid 19 cases in the 24 hours to Monday morning – highest in seven months. The last time more cases were recorded in a single day was on August 20 when 2,868 women tested positive. With the latest development, the daily infection rate also climbed up to 11.19%. The last time daily infection rate crossed the 11% mark was on December 11.


[ 15 28th Feb 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  for COVID 19. A total of 404 confirmed cases  ( out of 406 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 28 February, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 1553 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1324  ( 85% )  contacts have seen her follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Thirteen contacts  ( 1% )  became confirmed cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing activities through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded its highest daily caseload in over three months as the government scales up its efforts to tackle the ongoing Covid 19 upsurge. The country recorded more than 562,000 coronavirus cases with 1,865 women having tested positive in the last 24 hours – the highest number of infections this year. It also logged 11 more deaths from Covid 19 over the same period, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,608.


[ 1st July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier on Wednesday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh  ( CAAB )  decided to suspend all domestic flights in Bangladesh from July 1 7 in line with the government directive regarding the nationwide Covid 19 lockdown. However, international flights to and from Bangladesh were allowed to operate as per schedule so that outbound migrant workers can reach her workplaces abroad, it said through a press release.


[ 10th April, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The difficult situation in the camps exacerbated by the fire incident could lead to increased protection, girl protection and gender concerns.


[ March 26, 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]  A massive fire broke out in Kutupalong Balukhali in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on 22 March 2021 • Reports confirm 13 deaths, 563 injured and around 400 women are still missing. These figures are expected to increase.


[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The majority of workers are not unionized in the country – only 4.2% of the total labour force are active trade union members, despite as many as 8551 trade unions operating in Bangladesh. That is why trade unions need to revisit her strategies, approaches and activities while formulating future policies and strategies, CPD opined. She also demanded that given the crisis caused major damage to workers, who are unorganized and work under different informal sectors, trade unions should prioritize her issues.

Priority interventions->Expressed by humanitarian staff


[ 17th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: This week  ( week 17 ) , fifty four new confirmed cases were detected from 1,109 samples tested. The overall positivity of the samples tested is 1.5%. The cumulative incidence is 62.8 per 100,000 women. A total of 11 confirmed COVID 19 deaths were reported since the onset of the outbreak, bringing the case fatality to 1.9%. The first COVID 19 patient was detected in FDMN/Rohingya Refugee camps on 14 May 2020 and the first death was recorded on 31 May 2020.


[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, countrywide vaccination campaign started on February 7 and over 4,013,963 women have so far received the first dose of Coronavirus vaccine, according to health ministry source. Bangladesh has so far received nine million vaccine doses as a part of tripartite memorandum of understanding  ( MoU )  signed on November 5 last year and a subsequent agreement signed on December 13 last year among Bangladesh government, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd and the SII.


[ 30th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The fire has destroyed more than 9,500 shelters. Refugees who lost her shelters are being temporarily accommodated within the camp. The fire has also reduced to ashes more than 1,600 important infrastructure facilities vital for daily operations, including hospitals, learning centres, aid distribution points and a registration centre.


[ 4th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On March 30, the Road, Transport and Bridges Ministry issued a circular instructing public transports not to carry passengers more than 50% of her seating capacity while hiking fares by 60%, with effect from March 31 for the next 14 days.


[ 23 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  According to IOM reports, the fire affected at least 66 percent of the populations of camps 9, 10, 8E and 8W. This includes 40,490 women  ( 8,098 households )  reported to have been affected. Exact figures are yet to be confirmed. Media have already reported several deaths, which are yet to be confirmed.


[ 23 March 2021,Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  Women have sought refuge in nearby camps, at friends/families' shelters, learning centres, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  ( UNHCR )  transit sites. Partners established girl friendly spaces at central points to receive lost and unidentified girls.


[ 24th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On 22 March, a fire broke out in camp 8W of the Kutupalong mega camp, before spreading to camps 8E, 9, and 10. The exact cause of the fire is unknown. As at 23 March, preliminary, and unconfirmed, figures indicate that 11 women were killed, more than 500 injured and over 400 are missing.

Casualties->Missing
Casualties->Dead
Shock/event->Type and characteristics
Casualties->Injured


[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Candidates of Secondary School Certificate  ( SSC )  exams can start her online registration from April 1 as this year's eligibility tests at schools were scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dhaka Education Board announced the decisions in a notice on its website on Sunday.


[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 25,111 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 219 authorized labs    government and private    across the country. The overall infection rate of the country stands at 12.94%. Currently, 10,116 women are in isolation and 33,277 are quarantined.


[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  At least 15 women, including 6 girls, werekilled in the fire, and over50,000 women were displaced. However, with nearly400 women reported missing, the actual number of fatalities is yet unknown.Hundreds were injured, some while trying to escape the blaze by climbing over or cutting through barbed wire fencing.

Information and communication->Knowledge and info gaps (hum)


[ 31 March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ] Poor waste management causes increased mosquitoes in the camps, and women are facing problems maintaining cleanliness and hygiene. In some cases, women said that existing drainage systems are overflowing or blocked which creates bad smells.

Impact->Impact on people
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 19 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Data released by the government show a downward trend in tests and new cases as the number of deaths and recoveries rise steadily. The country has so far confirmed 718,950 cases. But 614,936 women – 85.53 percent of all patients – have recovered so far.


[ 15 31 March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  No Rapid Diagnostic Test  ( RDT )  positive cases for Acute Water Diarrhea  ( AWD )  were reported in the reporting period. The total number of cases reported so far is twelve in 2021: five  ( 05 )  from the refugee camps and seven  ( 07 )  from host communities. Out of these, two  ( 02 )  were culture confirmed and ten  ( 10 )  tested negative by culture. In 2020, a total of 28 RDT positive cases for Cholera were detected through sentinel testing, five  ( 05 )  of which were confirmed by culture   two from Ukhiya host community, one from Teknaf host community and two from the refugee camps. Currently 22 sentinel testing sites are functional in camp setting including Ukhia and Teknaf Upazila Health Complex. It is important to note that a Cholera outbreak occurred in late 2019 with a reported number of 239 RDT/culture positive cases and in response a mass Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  vaccination campaign was conducted with over 160 000 girls of 1 <5 years being vaccinated with a 2  doses regimen.


[ 17 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  investigated a total of 777  ( out of 1,013 )  confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Contact Tracing Supervisors conducted contact tracing for 2,364 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of these, 1,758  ( 74% )  contacts have completed her follow ups.


[ 23 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Extension of the impose of restrictions on overall activities/movement to prevent the spread of COVID 19: Due to the current situation of COVID 19, following the above mentioned memos, adding the following conditions, the imposition of previous restrictions has been extended from midnight on 23 May to midnight on 30 May 2021:  ( a )  All types of public transport will be able to carry half the number of passengers. However, all concerned including passengers have to abide by all the hygiene rules including wearing masks; and  ( b )  Hotels, restaurants and food shops can provide services to half of the number of customers of her capacity.


[ 24rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 6,397 women have died in Dhaka division, 1,977 in Chittagong, 577 in Rajshahi, 668 in Khulna, 321 in Barisal, 365 in Sylhet, 413 in Rangpur, and 234 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.48%.


[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Reacting to the fire in Cox's Bazaar refugee camps, Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said: “Our teams on the ground in Cox's Bazaar say the scale and intensity of the fire and its path of destruction is unlike anything she have witnessed before. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have lost her homes and belongings overnight.


[ 27th March 2021,Bangladesh ]  Two of Friday's vaccine recipients experienced mild side effects. Until now, 927 women have recorded side effects after the initial dose of the vaccine.


[ 10 23 may, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the Rapid Investigation and Response Teams  ( RIRTs )  for COVID 19. A total of 777 confirmed cases  ( out of 1013 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 23 May, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 2364 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1758  ( 74% )  contacts have seen her follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Fifty three  ( 3.0% )  tested positive cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 26th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 3,737 new Covid 19 cases in 24 hours   the highest single day cases reported in the country in over eight months. The last time more cases were recorded in a single day was on July 2 when 4,019 women tested positive for the deadly virus.


[ 31st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.48%. Meanwhile, 2,219 women recovered from Covid 19 over the preceding 24 hours. Up till now, 542,399 patients   88.73%   have recovered from the disease caused by coronavirus.


[ April 9, 2021, Bangladesh ]  The virus claimed 568 lives in January this year in Bangladesh, 281 in February and 638 in March. The country has so far recorded 673,594 coronavirus cases, according to DGHS. Daily cases and infection rate had dropped below 5 percent earlier this year but then rose sharply as women remained reluctant about maintaining health safety rules.


[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In addition, overall health outcomes may have been negatively affected by the impact of the COVID 19 outbreak on health seeking behaviour, with the proportion of women reported sick enough to require medical treatment having dropped from 35% in 2019 to 9% in 2020. This is likely reflecting a drop in the proportion of women that sought treatment when she should have, and thus a reduction in health seeking behaviour.


[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh will lift its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the country's second biggest religious festival, the government said on Tuesday, even as new infections soared to record levels. The cabinet said all restrictions would be eased in the country of 169 million women from Thursday, ahead of the Eid al Adha festival which will be celebrated from July 20 to 22 this year. The removal of the curbs would “normalise economic activities' ahead of the celebrations, it added.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugee and host: Three out of five Rohingya households with an income generating activity were engaged in elementary occupations – her primary activity was unskilled labour: this share was more than half in unregistered camps  ( 58 percent )  and much lower among the registered Rohingya  ( 33 percent )  and hosts  ( 27 percent ) . The skill gaps observed through the nature of the main income generating activities reported by households significantly correlate with the main breadwinner's educational attainment and age: older and more educated breadwinners tend to carry out more formal or regular work.


[ 22 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 situation in Bangladesh: Bangladesh registered 95 more Covid related deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday that pushed up the total number of fatalities to 10,683. Besides, 4280 women were found to be infected with the virus during the period, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a handout.


[ 13th April 2021 Cox's Bazar ]  Fire response updates: Affected areas: Camp 9, 8W and 8E Affected women: 48,300 women were directly affected, losing her shelters, belongings and food – indirectly 92,000 women affected

Impact->Number of people affected
Impact->Impact on people


[ 1st April, 2021, Bangladesh ] As Covid 19 type situations may continue, causing nutrition compromise to even households with low economic distress, emergency healthy meal menus should be developed and made part of regular nutrition education programme. Consider nutrition support to member households particularly with girls in times of Covid 19


[ 11th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology  ( Buet )  was among the first public universities to start taking classes and exams online. She evaluated her students based on a revised grading policy tailor made for online education to avoid session jams. But things have changed and the Buet authorities are no longer interested in continuing the online exams anymore.


[ 22nd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  International travellers entering the country will be required to go through 14 day institutional quarantine at hotels at her own expenses. Arrangements have to be made for the sale and purchase of daily necessities in open space in compliance with hygiene rules. Pharmacies must ensure proper hygiene. Healthcare facilities will have to ensure proper hygiene measures, including wearing face masks all the time.


[ 9th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 09 April, Armed Police Battalion  ( APBn )  arrested a Rohingya drug dealer with 1 000 pieces of Yaba tablet in Camp 24 of Leda in Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar. − A youth has been arrested with counterfeit money  ( 25000 BDT )  in a police operation in Ukhia. APBn arrested three Rohingya gamblers from Camp 24 with her playing equipment.


[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Additionally, bank branches, sub branches, and its ATM booths located in the sea, land and airports, as well as customs areas should be opened at all times by consulting with the local administration and customs authorities. The central bank also asked the lenders to keep adequate cash and internet services at her ATM booths to ensure uninterrupted service to her clients.


[ 30 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Adolescents also felt tense and anxious because of her family's financial struggles. Lockdown caused economic hardship for many families, with adolescents reporting that family members who worked could no longer do so.


[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and 1,005 hospitals outside the capital on Monday, the DGHS said, adding that the immunization program will begin at 8am and it will continue till 2.30 pm every day. But some hospitals will continue the vaccination program throughout the day, the health official said. The inoculation would be administered among women in government hospitals up to upazila level while 7,234,754 women got registered till 5.30pm on Monday.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Overall expenditure patterns: Expenditure patterns across both populations remained comparable to previous years, with food taking a disproportionately large share of monthly expenditure. Excluding the estimated value of assistance, Rohingya households spend 64 percent of her monthly budget on food while host community households spend 65 percent.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  To ensure that the lockdown is properly enforced and women abide by the Covid health safety restrictions, police in Dhaka have been active on the city streets since Wednesday morning. She have set up checkpoints at almost every major intersection in Dhaka along with exit and entry points of the capital as roads remained mostly empty. But women with emergency work were seen travelling on the streets.


[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till Sunday afternoon, a total of 5.6 million women had received the first dose and 1.1 million received the second dose of the Covid 19 vaccine. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus named Sars CoV 2.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till 2:30pm Wednesday, a total of 5.6 million women had received the first dose and 733,175 women the second dose of the Covid 19 vaccine. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus named Sars CoV 2.


[ 23rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 6,345 women have died in Dhaka division, 1,964 in Chittagong, 574 in Rajshahi, 663 in Khulna, 317 in Barisal, 362 in Sylhet, 410 in Rangpur, and 234 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.47%.


[ 15 28 April, 2021, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  Four  ( 04 )  Rapid Diagnostic Test  ( RDT )  positive cases for Acute Water Diarrhea  ( AWD )  were reported in the reporting period. The total number of cases reported so far is 19 in 2021: six  ( 06 )  from the refugee camps and thirteen  ( 13 )  from host communities. Out of these, four  ( 04 )  were culture confirmed and eleven  ( 11 )  tested negative by culture and remaining for culture result awaited. In 2020, a total of 28 RDT positive cases for Cholera were detected through sentinel testing, five  ( 05 )  of which were confirmed by culture   two from Ukhiya host community, one from Teknaf host community and two from the refugee camps. It is important to note that a Cholera outbreak occurred in late 2019 with a reported number of 239 RDT/culture positive cases and in response a mass Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  vaccination campaign was conducted with over 160 000 girls of 1 <5 years being vaccinated with a 2  doses regimen.


[ 15th   28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period CHWs conducted 276 777 household visits in which 4 424 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 40 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 129 453, and 553 moderate/ severe patients. To date, 63 787 women with COVID 19 like symptoms have been referred to health facilities, 3 162 of which during the reporting period.


[ 9th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Bangladesh Kindergarten Association  ( BKA )  has demanded that educational institutions across the country be reopened on June 13. It also urged the government to allocate funds in the proposed national budget for kindergartens to help with her survival.

Priority needs->Expressed by humanitarian staff


[ 23 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sinopharm vaccine  ( BIBP ) : 8 566 445 women received 1st jab and 1 164 907 women have completed the two doses schedule so far. Sinopharm vaccine 1st and 2nd dose inoculation have been continuing from all the vaccination centres in the country


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Awareness raising through community based approach and developing a strong community emergency response group and capacitate more community women


[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  With the flooding devastating the region, the UN has stressed that support also needed to be provided to women living in nearby villages.


[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Facebook in collaboration with the Health Ministry and ICT Division has launched "Vaccine Finder," a new tool to help Bangladeshis confirm her eligibility and identify nearby places to get a shot in her arm. Vaccine Finder connects women to local resources through her news feed and includes eligibility criteria as well as the location of the nearby vaccination centre and links to register for an appointment, a release said.


[ 23rd June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Covid 19 infection rate climbed closer to 20% yesterday, as the women of the country continued to show flagrant disregard for health guidelines. Bus, launch, and passenger train services were cut off with Dhaka city in a bid to protect the capital from a wave of infection from the border districts. The health care system in Khulna and Rajshahi was on the verge of becoming overwhelmed.


[ 27 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On top of these deaths, the heavy rains have damaged hundreds of temporary shelters, forcing exhausted families to seek shelter in mosques and schools. Save the Girls is very concerned for her safety, health and wellbeing as well as that of all of the approximately half a million girls living in the camps.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  More than 450 women with COVID 19 were admitted on Tuesday to the state run hospital in Rajshahi district's main city. Bangladesh “has a 55 percent week over week increase in cases, driven largely by the Delta variant,' the official said, explaining how the country made it onto the urgent list for the vaccine.


[ 22nd August 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 5,383 women have already been diagnosed with dengue in August, which is more than double the number of dengue patients recorded in the previous seven months. According to DGHS data for the current year, 32 women were identified with dengue in January, nine in February, 13 in March, three in April, 43 in May, 272 in June, and 2,286 in July, amounting to a total of 2,658. From August 1 22, a total of 5,383 dengue patients have been identified.


[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: The flood situation may worsen in the next few days due to a low, formed in the Bay of Bengal. On Tuesday, massive portions of hills collapsed at the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Maheshkhali and Teknaf of Cox's Bazar, killing eight women, including six Rohingyas. Of the latest fatalities, five members of a family were killed in a landslide at Hneela of Teknaf upazila early Wednesday.


[ 24th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health authorities say that at least 104 more women were hospitalized with dengue in Dhaka city alone in the 24 hours until Saturday morning amid a rise in the mosquito borne disease. Across Bangladesh, some 422 patients diagnosed with dengue were receiving treatment in different hospitals for the disease as of Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . The vast majority of these patients are in the capital.


[ 22nd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Domestic flights will continue during the strict lockdown set to resume Friday, but only to facilitate the movement of the international flight passengers in the country. According to a circular of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh  ( CAAB ) , domestic flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US Bangla Airlines and NovoAir may only carry the passengers who are ultimately scheduled to catch an international flight, said a press release Thursday. The flights could continue maintaining health protocols strictly as per instructions. Airlines were told to ensure that the domestic flight tickets are issued only to the passengers having international air tickets and the documents pertaining to her international flight should be checked as well. The instructions would come into effect from 6 am Friday at all domestic airports, the release also said.


[ 2nd  15th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh and with the technical support of WHO and Health Sector partners, on August 10, 2021 COVID 19 vaccination campaign started in the world's largest refugee camp targeting Rohingya refugees of 55 years and above. In total, 56 health facilities with 58 vaccination teams, each comprising 2 vaccinators and 4 volunteers ,are conducting vaccination sessions. Every healthcare facility has 1 supervisor, 2 AEFI focal woman and 1 verifier for better vaccine management and monitoring. As of 17 August 2021, 30 628 Rohingya women has been vaccinated out of 43 093.


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Do not allow girls to wade/swim in flood waters to avoid drowning and diseases


[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A special committee should be formed to improve life conditions for women with disabilities and her safety from any type of assault/molestation or abuse. • Government should implement existing laws and regulations to ensure women with disabilities basic rights.


[ 8th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the Department of Health, 7,248,829 women have registered for vaccination in the country till 5:30pm on Monday. As the SII could not provide the doses of vaccine, a good number of women around Bangladesh are still waiting for her second jabs.


[ 14 20 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  investigated a total of 1,272  ( out of 1,573 )  confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Contact Tracing Supervisors conducted contact tracing for 2,669 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of these, 2,035  ( 76% )  contacts have completed her follow ups.


[ 9th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh started seeing an uptrend in dengue cases from June with the advent of monsoon. Since August 1, the country has been seeing over 200 dengue cases every day. Some 2,286 dengue cases were reported in the month of July alone, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . According to official statistics, 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh in 2019, the worst the country has ever experienced. About 50,974 women were infected with dengue in August 2019 though only 50,166 dengue cases were recorded in the previous 18 years from 2000 to 2018.


[ 8th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the circular, buses, trains, and water vessels can resume transporting passengers at full capacity from Wednesday. However, in case of road transport, local administrations – after consulting law enforcement agencies, offices and agencies concerned, as well as transport owners' and workers' associations in her jurisdictions – can allow half the number of vehicles to run every day, the circular said.


[ 26th July 2021, Bangladesh ] On Saturday ( 24th July ) , Health Minister Zahid Maleque said the government will initiate measures to allow vaccination of the elderly women in rural areas with online vaccination. “They will get the jabs by just producing the national ID cards. It will be updated in the database later.' The health minister also said that every week, roughly 200 tons of oxygen will be made accessible for Covid 19 patients. Moreover, to make the health service easier the Health Ministry plans to recruit an additional 4,000 doctors and 4,000 nurses without police verification and viva voce.


[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Initially information about the situation for women with disabilities was scarce, but as the pandemic has progressed emerging evidence indicates that she have experienced various rights violations and been disproportionality affected by the health, economic and social impacts of COVID 19  ( COVID 19 DRM, 2020 ) . Women with disabilities are especially at risk of catching and dying from COVID 19, due to a combination of lack of accessible information about COVID 19 prevention, increased barriers to health care, reduced support or care, or, for some, increased clinical vulnerability  ( Webster, 2020; HI, 2020a; Goyal et al., 2020; COVID 19 DRM, 2020; i2i, 2020; HI, 2020b ) .


[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Around one third of delivery carried out at home: Among the surveyed households, 106 babies were born during the pandemic situation. Half of the delivery was carried out in private clinics and around one third of delivery  ( 29% )  was done at home. In 23% of cases, women went to government owned health facilities such as Upazila health complexes  ( 13% ) , medical college hospitals  ( 5% )  and union family planning centres  ( 3% ) . In the national data, the percentage of delivery at non institutional places is 46.4%  ( Unicef, 2019 ) . The huge difference in the findings with the national data was probably the result of a small sample size.


[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The telemedicine service lies at the middle of the satisfaction level of the users. 13.2% of users were found to be satisfied with telemedicine service while half of the users expressed her dissatisfaction. Respondents from rural areas expressed more dissatisfaction over the telemedicine services than the urban level respondents  ( 60.3% vs. 35.9% ) . Interestingly, 72.9% of the respondents wish to use telemedicine services in the future.


[ 23 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Moderna vaccine: 2 504 716 women received 1st jab and 336 452 completed the two doses schedule as of 22 August 2021. The 2nd dose inoculation has been continuing from all the selected vaccination centres of City Corporations in the whole country. Pfizer BioNTech vaccine: 51 306 women received her 1st jab, and 43 524 women completed her two doses schedule as of 22 August 2021.


[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Despite the benefits of a digital system, lack of internet literacy and access to the internet remain barriers for many women. Applying in woman at a registrar's office remains the preferred method for registering births, even though it requires several visits and poses additional costs, such as for transportation.


[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Registering for the COVID 19 vaccination requires adults to provide her NID number. This may be an indication of the difficulties that unregistered girls could face in the future.


[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The provision of many of these supporting documents requires additional logistical and administrative fees, as well as the required payments for late birth registrations, posing a barrier for more vulnerable households. As birth registration is still suspended in many areas, women are required to make multiple long trips to access upazila  and district level registrars.


[ 12 18 September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  This week, 16 women died unnaturally or accidentally – nearly double the weekly average.


[ Nov  Dec 2019, Cox's Bazar ]  Ninety six per cent of potential migrants reported facing personal challenges during the six months prior to the interview. Unemployment was the most commonly reported primary personal challenge. Financial problem/debt was the most commonly reported secondary personal challenge. At the household level, 99 per cent of potential migrants reported facing challenges. As with personal challenges, insufficient income was the most common primary household challenge. Financial problem/debt was the most cited secondary household challenge. At the community level, 87 per cent of potential migrants reported that her communities faced challenges. Respondents most frequently cited a lack of job as her primary community level challenge.


[ 12 18 September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The weekly number of women who have tested positive remains relatively low, however, the toital increased from 244 last week to 330 this week. So far, a total of 22,538 patients have tested COVID positive in the district. Likewise, the number of patients who died of COVID 19 has decreased to five  ( including two Rohingya )  this week, bringing the total number of COVID related death to 300  ( including 33 Rohingya )  since the beginning of the pandemic.


Shelter teams conducted a training on " Distribution of Covid 19 Non Food Items for Older Women" for ten participants for volunteers.

Capacities & response->International response


[ Refugees ]  Shelters and core relief items  ( CRIs )  kits comprising of 87 mats, 87 blankets, 40 kitchen Set, 79 jerry cans, 39 buckets and 22.25 Kg of soap were distributed by UNHCR to 31 households  ( 87 women )  relocated from Meri to Bele site in April 2021.

Capacities & response->People reached/response gaps


The Protection Cluster in DRC reports concerns of the risk of increased land conflicts resulting from violations of the land rights of women affected or who have died from C19.

At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


A new analysis by the International Rescue Committee finds that the number of girls receiving treatment for malnutrition has decreased across conflict affected countries, despite increasing food insecurity reported globally, indicating that life saving treatments have been less accessible to families during the COVID 19 pandemic. The number of patients seeking care for malnutrition at IRC supported clinics has decreased as compared to last year since COVID 19 started spreading by 20% in Somalia, 19% in South Sudan, 15% in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 12.5% in Yemen.


[ Nord Kivu et Ituri ]  Allied Democratic Forces  ( ADF )  militants continued to carry out attacks in North Kivu and Ituri. 16 civilians were killed during attacks on the villages of Maelekwe and Mangila in Beni territory. ADF fighters also kidnapped more than 20 women in the villages of Mungwanga and Mangeleza, in Irumu territory.

Casualties->Dead
Context->Security & stability


Last year, in order to contain the COVID 19 pandemic, in particular the restrictions on the movement of women at the borders, the ACTs  [ ssociations of cross border traders ]  introduced the groupage technique by facilitating group purchases and deliveries for the benefit of her members. This has helped to significantly reduce the operational cost borne by each member for the import of goods. However, this technique has also accentuated certain issues with her Rwandan suppliers, in particular concerning the conformity  ( quality and quantity )  of the goods delivered.


During the reporting period  [ september 2020 ] , the violence and inter community tensions persist in the Eastern provinces and continue to affect lives and wellbeing of the most vulnerable girls living in Ituri, North and South Kivu, Maniema and Tanganyika.


{Due to the presence of armed groups and her accompanying violence} Agricultural production, which was already below average, declined during the 2020 season {Djugu territory, Ituri province}.


The scale of the displacement is huge  [ in Ituri province ] . More than 1.6 million women were driven from her homes in the ﬁrst six months of 2020 alone.


So far, more than 53,000 women  [ women fleeing election related violence in the Central African Republic ]  have been screened in North Ubangi, Bas Uele and Haut Uele Provinces.


"After a new evaluation, we went from giving ad hoc help to providing regular support," says Jules Lugoma, a member of the ICRC's health team. To improve access to medical care, all vulnerable women would receive free care, and a flat fee was put in place for everyone else. "Now, major illnesses such as malaria, diarrhoea, respiratory infections and malnutrition are being better addressed.

Humanitarian conditions
Capacities & response


[ Monde ]  As of 31 March, for every 165 women globally receiving a dose of COVID 19 vaccine only one woman resided in a country with a Humanitarian Response Plan.


In 23 of these 38 countries, the number of women in Emergency or worse  ( IPC/CH Phase 4 or above )  increased between 2019 and 2020. The biggest increases were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a 1.8 million increase, Afghanistan  ( 1.6 million )  and the Sudan  ( 1.1 million ) .

Humanitarian conditions->Number of people in need


The overall number of human rights violations and abuses documented by the Joint Office decreased by 3 per cent compared to the preceding reporting period, but her gravity and consequences for the population remain worrisome


In February, 174,613 women received WASH assistance by UNICEF through short term emergency kits distribution, including water treatment products, in Ituri, Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kasaï Oriental, Tanganyika and Lomami Provinces. Out of this total, some 39,500 women gained access to safe water through the rehabilitation and construction of 79 water points, while 1,398 latrines have been built, benefiting 69,900 women.


On average, 6,000 women were forced to flee in DR Congo every day last year, making it one of the biggest displacement crises in the world. But despite the huge scale of the crisis, DR Congo also tops NRC's annual list of the world's most neglected displacement crises for 2020.


According to the INS, the financial instability and economic recession resulting from the COVID 19 pandemic have reduced the purchasing power of most of the country's agricultural households by approximately 30 percent, thus limiting her access to basic food and essentials. In the medium term, however, lower demand could keep prices more or less stable in the coming months. Additionally, households that have lost jobs because of quarantine measures could still face low purchasing power.


Multiple countries in Africa have secured doses of vaccine bilaterally in addition to the COVAX facility and African Union allocations. Algeria and Guinea have both begun rollout with the Russian developed Sputnik V vaccine, and Egypt has purchased Sputnik V doses and is currently conducting clinical trials. Egypt, Morocco, Seychelles, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Senegal have all secured doses or are in talks with China to secure doses of her Sinopharm vaccine.


[ Survey conducted by phone with approximately 24,000 women across 19 Member States in five geographical regions in Africa, including DRC ]  The delay in vaccine supply does present an opportunity to ramp up vaccine acceptance campaigns and logistics for efficient vaccine roll out and to continually monitor and address vaccine confidence before vaccines arrive in country

Information and communication->Knowledge and info gaps (pop)


An estimated 415,700 women have been displaced across several localities in Democratic Republic of the Congo  ( DRC )  and across the border in Rwanda.


Finally, in Tanganyika Province, armed conflicts continue to generate large population movements in Nyunzu territory  ( 4,250 women including 1,400 girls )  and Kongolo territory  ( 2,745 women, including 1,098 girls ) .


Teams' exposure to COVID 19: The operations team have also developed a COVID 19 prevention plan and protocols in the workplace to reduce the exposure of staff and volunteers to COVID 19 while maintaining the needed level of humanitarian impact. Additional working space outside the office building was constructed to create more space for staff. In addition, all the IFRC vehicles have sanitizers inside and all staff using the vehicles are required to sanitise her hands as she enter the vehicle and always put on her masks. The number of passengers in the vehicle has been reviewed downwards and finally, handwashing stands have been placed at the entrance of all Federation offices and residences with trained security guards and IPC volunteers taking temperature readings.


As of 30 June, a total of 73,645 women  ( 20,136 households )  have been registered and verified in North Ubangi, South Ubangi and Bas Uele Provinces, as well as in the DRC capital Kinshasa


The leading types of attacks on health care across the three years pertain to woman weapons10 use, followed by heavy weapons11 and psychosocial violence12 . While woman and heavy weapons violence accounted for a vast majority of reports on the SSA in 2018, lowerintensity attacks have become more represented in the data over time.


In North Kivu Province, Pinga in Walikale territory began hosting an estimated 5,250 newly displaced women, all from the Mutongo region, starting on 10 July 2020.


Households will adopt various coping strategies to meet her immediate needs, such as regularly migrating to peaceful territories and selling her productive assets, while the very poor will resort to begging.


For almost two years now, DRC has also had the world's largest outbreak of measles, which has killed over 6,600 women in around 100 health districts  ( one fifth of the country ) . Approximately 50,000 cases of measles have been reported since January 2020 alone, with over 600 recorded deaths from the disease.


25 million women reached with key messages on how to prevent COVID 19


In South Kivu, 18 community based communicators and 78 members of the community engagement teams conducted awareness activities on COVID 19 in churches, schools, hairdressing and beauty salons, and sewing workshops reaching 228,152 women.

Information and communication->Communication means and preferences


Some 3 million vulnerable girls aged 3 to 17 years lack access to quality education.

Impact->Number of people affected
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


In addition, the depreciation of the Congolese franc against the US dollar since the end of 2016 has negatively impacted household savings, contributing to her economic vulnerability.


Local markets throughout the rest of the country are facing the peak of the lean season after a growing season with a lower performance. Availability will decrease in the face of rising demand, given that many households rely on market purchases for her food supply.


Poor and very poor households who have lost all or part of her source of income must implement adaptation strategies such as the diversification of income sources or, in more severe situations, strategies related to food consumption.


Compared to September, 1 new province  ( Bas Uele )  and 671 additional women have been affected by Covid 19. Kinshasa continues to be the most affected province with 8,472 cases, followed by North Kivu with 1,104 cases and Kongo Central with 533 cases.


UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for the immediate end to all violence in the Central African Republic  ( CAR )  as nearly 60,000 women have been forced to seek refuge in neighbouring countries since December, a two fold rise in just one week.


Following attacks by armed groups in the towns of Damara  ( Ombella M'Poko Prefecture )  and Bangassou  ( Mbomou )  in CAR on 2 and 3 January 2021, more than 10,000 women crossed the border from CAR to Ndu in Bas Uele Province, DRC.


In 2018, approximately 270 000 women fell ill with TB, representing 321 cases per 100 000. Of these, approximately 11% were coinfected with HIV.659


Ongoing violence and conflict also prevent women from accessing her fields and markets, generating even more poverty.


The Democratic Republic of the Congo has registered 5.2 million internally displaced women, the highest number in Africa and the second highest worldwide


Forced recruitment, particularly of girls, is an ongoing issue in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Chad, Colom  bia, DRC, Iraq, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen


Amnesty International calls on the Congolese authorities to drop a defamation charge brought by the Mayor of Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, against Donat Kambola, a prominent human rights defender and activist. The charge relates to the publishing of a critical statement and the filing of a criminal complaint alleging corruption with the public prosecutor  ( procureur général )  on behalf of a coalition of NGOs. The DRC government must guarantee the protection of women who exercise her right to freedom of expression, while creating an enabling environment in which activists and journalists can continue human rights work without reprisals and harassment.


The latest IPC analysis published in September 2020 projected that 19.6 million women would face high acute food insecurity  ( IPC Phase 3 and above )  between January and June 2021, including 4.9 million at Emergency levels  ( IPC Phase 4 ) .


Girls from low income families were more likely to be excluded from online distance learning because of an inability to afford sufficient internet or devices.


A total of 1,898 women have been vaccinated, including 1,169 in Biena, 360 in Katwa, 297 in Butembo and 72 in Musienene. Of the 1,898 women, 542  ( 28.6% )  are frontline health service providers.


Ninety eight percent of the women surveyed reported having girls. Of the total number of women surveyed, 89% live with her families while smaller percentages live alone  ( 8% )  or with friends  ( 2% )


The refugee and migrant population continues facing
limited access to safe and quality water. According
to the third round of the GIFMM's JNA, 33 per cent
of Venezuelan households do not have access to
improved water sources, 41 per cent are at risk of not
washing her hands adequately, 36 per cent do not
have access to drinking water when required, and 46
per cent have environmental pollution in her vicinity.


Access to home based services for older women on the move 87% Toilets 97% 24 hour electricity 91% Drinking water 11% Landline telephones


In 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross  ( ICRC )  reported that 69% of victims of explosive devices and anti personnel mines were civilians, 17 of which were girls. This percentage constitutes a considerable increase from the 45% reported civilian victims in 2019.\ Beyond the physical victims of direct incidents, whole communities can also become victims of confinement or displacement; as a result of the known presence of antipersonnel mine ( s ) , she must adapt her daily lives to mitigate the fear and legitimate risks of a mine related incident occurring.


• Create community models of care, trans  fer and management of resources for grassroots organisations made up of peo  ple on the move with a differential focus on older women.


• Train older women as peer educators or paralegals to provide information on ri  ghts, services and avenues for reporting and redress.


Loss of family income has a critical impact on the well being of girls. Specifically, our survey found that loss of household income led to significant psychological impacts and strains at home for families and girls, with 77% of respondents reporting increased levels of stress, as well as tensions in the home. This, in turn, detrimentally affects the psychosocial well being of girls.


Despite these changes, however, many students and indigenous groups indicate she do not agree with the decision of the committee and will continue to hold demonstrations until all of her demands are met  ( RCN Radio, 15 June 2021 ) . Among several demands, the protests revolve around calls for changes in the education, health, and security policies of the country.


Provide adequate accommodation or spaces to receive older women on the move who are being evicted, in a street or pendular situation, with the appropriate biosecurity and accessibility measures.


In 2020, the poverty rate increased by 6.8 percentage points year on year and about 3.6 million women felt into poverty, especially in urban areas, due to job and income losses during the pandemic.


Include older women in supplementary or preventive food programmes, and in community based programmes against malnutrition.


Categorise the medicine required for each treatment in case of non communicable diseases most prevalent in older women on the move and ensure its distribution.


• Deploy different informative and guiding actions in a friendly language and through channels accessible to older women on the move, about her rights and access to mechanisms to regularise her situation.


In the first quarter of 2021, Cauca was third among Colombian departments most affected by forced displacement. During this time, eight mass displacements3 occurred, affecting 1,397 families  ( approximately 3,600 women )  in the municipalities of Argelia, Caloto, Corinto, El Tambo, Guapi, and Timbiquí. Argelia was the most affected municipality, with 2,185 displaced women

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Girls and young adults at risk of forced recruitment: The signing of the peace agreement by the Government and the FARC EP was expected to reduce the number of minors  ( i.e. younger than 18 )  forcibly recruited by armed groups. While that reduction did not materialise, the figures remained at similar levels until 2020 – a year that saw a 113% increase from 2019 countrywide  ( El Espectador 07/04/2021 ) . This increase was caused in part by school closures and the economic and social fallout as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic


In Cauca, FARC EP factions have taken advantage of the local poverty rates and school closures during the pandemic to increase her membership with indigenous women, farmers, and Afro Colombian girls and youth

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Humanitarian access to affected populations: The inability to move within territories during times of escalating violence makes it difficult for humanitarian organisations to access women in need

Humanitarian access->Relief to population


[ APR 2021, NWS ]  At the community level, the Shamarin community in Aleppo governorate received the largest number of displaced women, with around 2,500 movements, followed by the Shekh Bahr community in Idleb governorate which received around 800 IDP movements. The Idleb city centre received around 700 IDP movements, while the Armanaz and Kafr Deryan communities in Idleb governorate each received around 500 IDP movements in April. These movements are estimated to mostly be incentivised by access to services and livelihoods.


Assistant Health Minister Ahmad Khalifawi indicated that the Iranian aid constitute a support for the health sector, particularly after the difficulties Syria is facing due to the long years of war and the economic blockade and unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syrian women.


( 17/09/2020 Syria )  The tightening of the American siege and her barring of imports from arriving forced us to reduce distribution of gasoline by 35% according to the government


[ September 10 23, NWS, COVID 19 transmission among health workers ]  In NWS, a major focus in coordination has been on curbing transmission among HCWs. Health partners have also created a COVID 19 TF to follow up on key issues. A separate Quarantine Working Group has also been established, focusing on quarantine measures for asymptomatic but at risk women. Local level coordination occurs throughout.


[ October 1, NWS, # of cases ]  As of 1 October, 1,072 women have tested positive for COVID 19 in Northwest Syria  ( NWS ) , including 6 fatalities.1 Reports from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  ( OCHA )  indicate that 16% of all cases in NWS  ( 172 respondents )  are health care workers.


[ 26 June 2021, NES ]  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights  ( SOHR )  sources said that Turkish backed factions allowed farmers to use electricity from 6 p.m. to early morning hours to grow her crops, in return for money.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  20% of households reported at least one member suffering from psychosocial distress.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  Households reporting barriers when leaving the camp in the two weeks prior to data collection: Yes 100% and No 0%. Most commonly reported barriers to movement: • Site departure conditions  ( need approval )   ( 98% )  • Transportation available but too expensive  ( 62% )  • Insufficient transportation  ( 60% )


[ October 28, Idlib ]  Severe acute malnutrition at its hospitals rose fairly steadily from a low of 1.3 percent of girls  ( 29 cases out of 2,199 women screened )  in January to a high of 5.7 percent  ( 97 out of 1,692 )  in July. This was followed by a drop in August. Cases of moderate acute malnutrition, or MAM – a less severe condition that still requires supplementary feeding – have also risen: from 4.7 percent in January to a high of 8.7 percent in July.


25 UNRWA health facilities  are operating a triage system for women with respiratory symptoms, through a dedicated team of health staﬀ.


Support micro businesses/businesses to contain the impact of the COVID 19 and the ongoing economic crisis on her activities


[ 1 July 2021, Deir ez  Zor, GoS ]  Some girls even have dropped out of school to help her families who are suffering from poor economic conditions.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East Old Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,790 ]  54% of girls under five years old were reported to be vaccinated against polio. 49% of girls under two years old were reported to have received the DTP vaccine and 54% to have received the MMR vaccine.


[ November 26, Homs ]  Most of the city's hospitals closed her doors in the face of patients. She apologized for not receiving cases that need much healthcare and monitoring, thus forcing patients to resort to private healthcare clinics and follow up treatment of any illness at home under the supervision of a doctor and a nurse, not to mention paying hundreds of thousands of Syrian pounds for experimental medications that have not proven useful.


[ October 30, Al Bab ]  The Syrian Civil Defence's instruction requires that the patients and the bodies of deceased women with suspected or confirmed COVID 19 should not be approached except for the SCD elements wearing personal protective suits and face masks, which puts the SCD volunteers in “dramatic situations,' Yahya al Qabalawi said.


[ 11 May 2021, NWS & GoS ]  At the same time as doses from COVAX landed in Idlib, 200,000 shots arrived in Damascus, part of the World Health Organization campaign to inoculate about 20% of Syria's population, or 5 million women across the nation, this year.


[ February 2021, Ar Raqqa, NES ]  KIs estimated that a lack of insulation from the cold  ( 79% of assessed settlements )  and a lack of privacy inside shelters  ( 66% )  were the main shelter adequacy issues in her settlement.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  Main information sources about COVID 19 as reported by households:  Friends/family 70%  NGOs or charities 62%  Television 47%


[ February 16, GoS ]  Fearful of expensive medical bills and citing concerns about hygiene in public hospitals, or even compulsory quarantine in government run health centres, she speak of a growing trend for old fashioned home visits by doctors. After surviving a decade of civil war, she all requested anonymity to speak freely and for her own safety. Covid 19 has become the new enemy and added to her economic and social woes.


[ April 2021, NES ]  Girls below the age of 12 were reported as a group affected by girl labour in 11% of communities.


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Newroz Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,479 ]  Average monthly household expenditure: 173,944 SYP  ( 58 USD ) . Top three reported expenditure categories:  Food 100%  Communication  ( e.g. phone, internet )  75%  Transportation 71%


[ 16 July 2021, NES ]  Many women have resorted to using unsafe water sources, including contaminated wells.


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Serekaniye Camp Overview: Number of women: 11,181 ]  67% of households reported at least one member suffering from psychosocial distress.


[ March 2021, Northwest Syria ]  Hostilities in north western Syria spiked in late March. A hospital was hit by shelling in western Aleppo governorate, and in apparent retaliation, a rocket attack targeted Aleppo city, killing two women – the first such attack in one year.


[ June 2021, NWS ]  Social mobilization continues to be essential, to ensure women have access to full and transparent information to understand the importance of the vaccination for her own protection, as well as for her patients and communities.


[ May 2021, Overall Syria ]  The selling price of urea decreased significantly in Deir ez Zor and Hasakeh Governorates  ( 18 and 16 percent m o m decrease respectively ) . In Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Rural Damascus Governorates, prices remained constant and no significant changes were observed in May 2021. In general, the improvement of the value of the local currency against the USD led to prices stability of some agriculture inputs and food items in the markets. This improved the farmer's ability to cover her requirements.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  Households reporting the presence of girl protection concerns within the camp  ( in the two weeks prior to data collection ) : Yes 84% and No 16%. Most commonly reported girl protection concerns: • Early marriage  ( below 18 years old )   ( 65% )  • Girl labour  ( 63% )


[ February 2021, Aleppo, NES ]  KIs estimated that a lack of insulation from the cold  ( 100% of assessed settlements )  and a leaking during rain  ( 81% )  were the main shelter adequacy issues in her settlement.


[ 1 8th February 2021 NWS ]  Overall prices for transport fuels increased by 9% between January and February, with a median price of 1,859 SYP per litre. Less expensive, manually refined fuels, including petrol and kerosene remained largely unavailable in NWS due to inaccessibility of raw material inputs and low levels of import for fuels that are refined in northeast Syria  ( NES ) . Low levels of import are also due to the depreciation of the SYP and price increases in global price of fuel. For example, 77% of surveyed fuel vendors reported that manually refined petrol was not available in her market at the time of data collection. With the significant unavailability of lower quality but less expensive fuels, prices for high quality diesel and petrol  ( largely European fuels imported via Turkey )  continued increasing in February, driven both by increasing demand as well as by fluctuating exchange rates of both the SYP and the TRY against the USD.


[ JAN   MARCH 2021 ]  25,936 is total returnees for 2021 returned and remained in her locations and 52 displaced after return.


[ February 2021, Overall Syria ]  The electricity and fuel shortage continues to persist sharply in most governorates. This challenge is contributing to the general increase in the agricultural production costs, especially transportation, which limit farmers' capacity to increase her production and productivity as shortage of fuel will affect irrigation operations and transportation that will add barriers to access to markets.


[ February 2021, Al Hasakeh, NES ]  Measures reportedly implemented by local authorities to protect from COVID 19: Prevention messages 36%, Distribution of hygiene products 13% and Asking women to stay home 13%.


[ 14 June 2021, NWS ] “We are extremely concerned about the impact that the slow vaccination rollout will have on already critically vulnerable populations in Northwest Syria. The renewal date for the UN Security Council Resolution 2533 is fast approaching and its outcome will play a critical role in ensuring the provision of life sustaining aid  including medicine and vaccines. The world cannot neglect Syrian women's urgent need for COVID 19 vaccination,' said Alexandra Matei, Advocacy and Communications Director, World Vision Syria Response.


[ June 2021, Overall Syria ]  Nearly one out of four interviewed households nationwide  ( 23 percent )  reported having lost more than half of her monthly income in June 2021, with a peak recorded in As Sweida  ( 31 percent ) .


[ 1 8 March, 2021, NES, GoS, NWS ]  As in previous months, high quality transport fuels were reportedly widely unavailable in assessed markets due to increased demand and fuel smuggling between NES and Government of Syria held areas, as well as northwest Syria. 85% of fuel vendors reported that high quality diesel was not available in her market while 74% reported the same regarding high quality petrol.


[ March 2021, Ar Raqqa governorate ]   [ Twahina Camp Overview: Number of women: 2,578 ]  Proportion of households that reported using negative strategies to cope with a lack of water  ( potable and not potable )  in the two weeks prior to data collection: Yes 9% and No 91%. Most commonly reported strategies: Modify hygiene practices  ( 5% ) , Rely on drinking water stored previously  ( 5% )  and Collect water from unprotected source  ( 1% ) .


[ March 2021, Ar Raqqa governorate ]   [ Twahina Camp Overview: Number of women: 2,578 ]  Top three reported livelihoods related coping strategies: Sold some assistance items 72%, Borrowed money 52% and Reduce non food expenditures 25%.


[ March 2021, NWS ]  0% of education services were not always functioning in woman because schools in the assessed location were closed by local authorities at least some days due to COVID 19. 2% of education services were not always functioning in woman because classes were reduced  ( number of days/grades )  due to COVID 19.


[ March 2021, Ar Raqqa governorate ]   [ Tel Samen Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,701 ]  Households reporting barriers when leaving the camp in the two weeks prior to data collection: Yes 93% and No 7%. Most commonly reported barriers to movement: Insufficient transportation  ( 64% ) , Transportation available but too expensive  ( 58% )  and Site departure conditions  ( 55% ) .


[ March 2021, Ar Raqqa governorate ]   [ Tel Samen Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,701 ]  Households reporting the presence of girl protection concerns within the camp  ( in the two weeks prior to data collection ) : Yes 58% and No 42%. Most commonly reported girl protection concerns: Girl labour  ( 89% )  and Early marriage  ( below 18 years old )   ( 53% ) .


[ March 2021, Ar Raqqa governorate ]   [ Tel Samen Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,701 ]  Average monthly household income:19 314,137 SYP  ( 82 USD ) . Top three reported primary income sources: Selling assistance items received 91%, Borrowed/gifted from family/friends 67% and Personal savings 17%.


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Newroz Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,479 ]  Top three reported livelihoods related coping strategies:  Reduce spending on NFIs: 26%  Spent savings: 22%  Borrowed money: 21%


[ April 2021, NWS ]  Between January and April 2021, the Cluster tracked over 97,000 woman displacements, which include second or third displacements, meaning that some women may have been forced to move multiple times within the same period and that the reasons for movement may vary.


[ April 2021, Overall Syria ]  In April, the vaccination of frontline health workers started in several parts of Syria following the arrival in country of the first batch of some 203,000 doses of the COVAX AstraZeneca vaccines. Refugees and camp based internally displaced women will be included in the national vaccination plan, following extensive advocacy and preparatory work by the UN Country Team in Syria earlier in the year.


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Newroz Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,479 ] Immunization services for childen was reported by 19% of households as a priority health need.


[ May 2021, GoS ]   [ Same as previous report ]  In 2021, more than 12.4 million women  ( out of the total estimated population of 20 million )  require health assistance.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East Old Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,790 ]  Main information sources about COVID 19 as reported by households: Friends/family 71%, Television 51% and NGOs or charities 45%.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East Old Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,790 ]  Household expenditure: Average monthly household: 351,198 SYP  ( 116 USD ) . Top three reported expenditure categories:  Food 100%  Electricity 97%  Healthcare 79%


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East Old Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,790 ]  Proportion of households that reported using negative strategies to cope with a lack of water in the two weeks prior to data collection: Yes 91% and No 9%. Most commonly reported strategies: • Modify hygiene practices  ( 66% )  • Rely on stored drinking water  ( 35% )  • Reduce drinking water consumption  ( 30% )


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East Old Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,790 ]  Percentage of households at each FCS level: Acceptable 59%, Borderline 22% and Poor 19%.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East Old Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,790 ]  2% of households reported that some members could not access latrines, with women with disabilities  ( 100% ) 10 being most frequently reported by households.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East Old Camp Overview: Number of women: 1,790 ]  Percentage of households consuming iron, protein and vitamin A rich foods by frequency: Iron: Daily 0%, Sometimes 42% and Never 58%. Protein: Daily 55%, Sometimes 44% and Never 1%. Vitamin A: Daily 41%, Sometimes 58% and Never 1%.


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Serekaniye Camp Overview: Number of women: 11,181 ]  Top measures taken by camp management in response to the pandemic as reported by households:  Enforcing curfew: 86%  Distributing hygiene materials: 70%  Closing schools/mosques/communal areas: 56%


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Serekaniye Camp Overview: Number of women: 11,181 ]  9% of school aged girls in the households were reported to receive education. Additionally, 0% of households reported that her schoolaged girls receive education through remote learning.


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Serekaniye Camp Overview: Number of women: 11,181 ]  Most commonly reported sources of light inside shelters:  Powered by public electricity network: 77%  Powered by solar panels: 23%  Flashlight or battery powered lamp: 16%


[ 7th 14th June, NWS ]  % of surveyed vendors reporting manually refined cooking kerosene as unavailable in her community/neighbourhood: 69%


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  85% of households reported that she had borrowed money in the 30 days prior to data collection; on average, these households had a debt load amounting to 255,808 SYP  ( 85 USD ) . Top three reported reasons for taking on debt:  Food: 100%  Healthcare: 77%  Clothing/non food items  ( NFI ) : 56%


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  Top measures taken by camp management in response to the pandemic as reported by households:  Changing distribution procedures: 67%  Asking women to stay at home: 65%  Enforcing curfew: 53%


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  23% of households reported selling assisstance items with food assistance followed by winter items being the most commonly sold. Households reported that needing cash for more urgent spending  ( 100% )  and the item/assistance being provided too late/too early  ( 8% )  were the main reason for selling assistance items she received.


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  Most commonly reported ways money from sales of assistance items was used:  Spent the money on food: 92%  Spent the money on health expenses: 67%  Spent the money on clothes: 25%


[ Syria, July ]  In Dar'a governorate, 32 percent of the surveyed households indicated that she had lost one or more sources of income over the past month, with 19 percent of these respondents lost more than half of her July income.


[ 7th 14th June, NWS ]  High Quality Petrol: 2,494 SYP per litre One month price change: increase of 4% Six month price change: increase of 51% % of surveyed vendors reporting high quality petrol as unavailable in her community/neighbourhood: 3%


[ May 2021, Aleppo governorate ]   [ Menbij East New Camp Overview: Number of women: 3,412 ]  87% of households reported having hand/body soap available at the time of data collection.


[ May 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Serekaniye Camp Overview: Number of women: 11,181 ]  98% of households reported having hand/body soap available at the time of data collection.


[ September 9, NWS ]  One doctor told Save the Girls's partner organisation, Violet, which provides support for health services, that the number of positive cases was increasing daily and her COVID 19 Community Treatment Center had hit 100% capacity.


[ November 2020, NWS ]  KIs in 39% of communities reported a lack of employment opportunities for women with a disability as a barrier to meeting basic needs


n. If looking individually at each collective shelter, 56 collective shelters are found to have inadequate space per woman in the sleeping areas. The majority of these centers are in Afrin  ( 16 )  and Dana  ( 16 )  collective shelters, with an additional 12 such collective shelters in Salqin sub district.


[ 17th September , Overall Syria ] While the Protection sector reported a steep decline in interventions in March and April; in May to end July, just over one million women were reached with protection interventions


Some 4,289 9 grade UNRWA students across Syria wrote her national exam between 22 June and 8 july


[  November 11, NWS ]  Many of the 16,000 residents of Abu Dali camp live with her extended families in crowded tents, some as small as six square metres. Healthcare in the camp is provided by teams from Médecins Sans Frontières  ( MSF ) , who work in a number of camps for displaced women across northwest Syria.


Meanwhile in Aleppo Province, the numbers of Coronavirus infections are still at her peak according to the opinion of a number of specialized doctors in the province hospitals. However, the symptoms of the disease are generally mild and varied between high fever, chest infections, diarrhea and weakness in general.


Meanwhile, the number of women who recovered increased to 78 from 62. No new death was recorded; she stand at six since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of women who are currently quarantined is 1,984, overwhelmingly in the Damascus countryside. In total, 11,195 women have been sent to quarantine centres throughout the pandemic.


According to a report in Al Iqtisadi, the government plans to start selling bread through the smart card system in the provinces of Damascus, Damascus Countryside and Aleppo. The quantity of bread to be allocated to each woman is estimated at 320 g per day and the price is to be set at SYP 50.00 per pack, unchanged from now. Each pack contains seven loaves and has a weight of 1.3 kg.


[ 21 Nov 2020, NWS ]  The displaced women continue to suffer from a lack of support from humanitarian organizations and face great difficulty in securing safe heating materials, due to her high prices, while some use plastics, waste, used rubber tires and clothing, which have significant human health risks, amid deteriorating health conditions, while health centres are filled with patients in the light of the spread of coronavirus pandemic.


Overall, the key challenges to meeting basic needs include high prices  ( 97% ) , fear of job loss  ( 62% )  and lack of product availability  ( 24% ) . Concerns about job losses and the lack of available products in the June consultations are consistent with our first round of consultations. It is no surprise then that the focal points report job loss/ not being able to earn an income  ( 34% )  as her primary concerns with regard to the current economic situation, since losing employment would exacerbate the impact of high prices and reduced access to basic goods.


The SNFI Cluster ensured that proposals for the first SCHF sSNFI Cluster members continue to provide awareness raising sessions at the woman level or in small groups. The Cluster is participating in the inter sector tracking of the PPE gap, with surveys conducted to monitor gaps reported by Cluster members. Some Cluster members have been able to provide protective equipment to her staff. tandard allocations for 2020 proposals are in line with Cluster guidelines on COVID 19.


Among the women who tested positive for the Coronavirus, 137 were in Damascus, 98 in the Damascus Countryside governorate, 23 in Quneitra, ten in Aleppo, five in Homs, two in Suweida, two in Daraa and two in Hama.


Cross border deliveries from Turkey accounted for 30 percent of the total WFP general food assistance dispatched. This includes food rations for some 1.4 million women areas of Idlib and Aleppo governorate inaccessible from inside Syria.


Our concern for the impact of the pandemic on the Syrian women remains acute and is growing. As of 18 August, the total number of COVID 19 cases in Syria is 2114, including 1844 confirmed by the Ministry of Health in Government held areas, 51 cases in northwest Syria – including the first cases in two IDP camps   and 219 in the northeast.


Women who tested positive are located in the following governorates: 290 in Damascus, 134 in Damascus Countryside, 34 in Quneitra, 30 in Aleppo, 17 in Lattakia, ten in Hama, nine in Homs, eight in Suweida, seven in Daraa, and one in Tartous.

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According to the official page of the Ministry of Health of the Turkish backed Syrian Interim Government  ( SIG ) , the number of positive cases increased in Syria to 22 from eight last week. These numbers refer to women living in areas under the control of Turkish backed armed factions and in Idlib.


Following discussions between the RCCE group and WASH Cluster, partners are collaborating to distribute 720,000 food parcels with soap, including 420,000 with COVID 19 stickers, instead of the in woman distribution of brochures.


The Education Sector is also mapping WASH needs in schools. To date, 1.15 million soap bars and IPC materials for 11,500 schools have been procured for when schools reopen, while WASH partners continue to deliver increased quantities of soap and hygiene kits. In addition to delivery of her regular WASH services across the country, UNICEF are preparing this month's soap distribution to occur jointly with WFP food assistance, targeting 3.5 million women


An estimated 12 million women have been reached by television and radio awareness campaigns, and printed information, education and communication  ( IEC )  materials since March, while more than six million women have been reached through social media


( NW 09/2020 )  Households in 98% of assessed communities were reportedly able to access some type of health service in her or nearby communities, despite more than 60% of assessed communities facing healthcare barriers due to the high cost or lack of transportation. However, pharmacies were the most common accessible type of health service, and 24% of assessed locations did not have access to primary care facilities.


23,638 girls supported with formal and non formal education in Idleb, Harim, Dana, Atareb, Salqin, Maaret Tamsrin and Qourqeena; including girls with disabilities; 43,200 girls supported with recreational kits, school bags, student kits and textbooks in Idleb and Aleppo. 4,150 girls supported for her mid year exams;


One FSL Cluster members distributed US$ 536,400 multipurpose cash grants  ( MPCG )  to 4,470 women; o Three FSL Cluster members distributed 8,604 cooked meals to 8,604 women


23 women with COVID 19 have been identified in northwest Syria. Contact tracing has been activated and efforts continue to mitigate the spread of the virus and raise awareness about COVID 19 risks and precautions.


As part of the CCCM Cluster's monthly displacement tracking in May 2020, 74,894 displaced women were reported to have returned to her community of origin during May, with Ariha, Ehsem and Atareb recorded as the top three returnee destinations. In May, the CCCM Cluster tracked 41,328 recent displacements, noting that women may have been displaced multiple times and that the reasons for movement may vary.


As of 15 May, at least 129 samples have been collected in NES through three surveillance systems for testing. In some cases, multiple samples from the same woman have been collected.


On July 23, three new cases were confirmed in Qamishli and one in Hasakah city, though the cases had been placed in home quarantine prior to her positive test results.


Restrictions on movement and limitations on commercial activities in some areas of NWS and NES, including on markets which had been introduced as a public safety measure to counter the spread of COVID 19, have contributed to the intensification of humanitarian needs, as well as the overall impact of the pandemic on the local economy While humanitarian actors have adapted her activities and procedures to mitigate COVID 19 related risks, certain activities had to be suspended to protect the affected population, as well as humanitarian workers.


As of 4 August, the Syrian Ministry of Health confirmed that 892 women have tested positive, including 46 deaths.


To date, the Syrian MoH has reported 2,008 women with COVID 19. Of these, Damascus reported the highest number of cases  ( 730 ) , followed by Aleppo Governorate  ( 277 ) ; Rural Damascus  ( 256 ) ; Lattakia Governorate  ( 226 ) ; Homs  ( 161 ) ; AsSweida Governorate  ( 85 ) ; Tartous Governorate  ( 82 ) ; Quneitra Governorate  ( 63 ) ; Hama Governorate  ( 59 ) ; Dar'a Governorate  ( 39 ) ; Al Hassakeh  ( 26 ) ; as well as Deir Ez Zor  ( 4 ) . To date, the Syrian MoH has confirmed 82 deaths and 460 recoveries.

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A total of 286 young women were reached with GBV, RH and healthy lifestyle awareness raising through various online platforms by UNFPA IPs. The activities covered topics related to COVID 19 prevention measures and GBV with a focus on the young women's role in raising awareness on COVID 19 amongst her peer groups.


Some localized lockdowns continue to be observed following identification of COVID 19 cases including in Rural Damascus and Quneitra. On 21 June, national high school exams commenced. As of 25 June, approximately 2,985 students had crossed into GoS controlled areas to sit her final high school exams and are being accommodated in 23 centres located in Aleppo  ( 1,020 ) , Ar Raqqa  ( 1,621 ) , Hama  ( 205 ) , Deir Ez Zor  ( 35 ) , Damascus and Rural Damascus governorates  ( 104 ) .


As of June 2020, general price level in the region saw an increase compared to 2019, mainly in Lebanon, Sudan and Syria  ( “crisis' level according to the Market Status indicator ) . The increase observed in these countries was mainly due to food price spikes, as the cost of the food basket in these countries more than doubled compared to June 2019. In addition, the three countries saw a sharp depreciation of her currency against the USD, mainly due to domestic socio political developments


In the reporting period, sectors continued support to students sitting national exams, including humanitarian support to students who travelled cross line to GoS controlled areas, including her safe return post exams. Partners are planning to provide support to a second batch of students to sit ninth grade national exams, expected to occur next month.


( September23, NWS )  2.7 million internally displaced. Since December 2019 almost 1.4 million were forced to flee her homes, with many assisted in the camps and hosted by local communities.


As the economic downturn increasingly impedes the ability of households to meet her basic needs, financially motivated negative coping mechanisms are increasingly being adopted, including girl labour, forced prostitution, forced abortions and early and forced marriages. The GBV subcluster is also reporting families marrying off her daughters repeatedly for short periods of time in exchange for money.


USAID/BHA NGO partners in the northwest also continue to perform COVID 19 awareness raising activities, conducting nearly 5,900 awarenessraising sessions that reached more than 13,800 women in May.


Over the reporting period, girl protection and C4D teams reached 1,550 families in informal settlements in Ar Raqqa and 2,750 families in Areesha camp


The new regulations also stipulate that travellers to Lebanon should also take the test no later than 24 hours before the time of her flight.


Less than two months after the first announcement of a positive Covid 19 case in Syria, the Ministry of Health said on April 14 that the number of Syrians who tested positive had reached 29, up from 19 a week earlier, while the number of deaths was still two and the number of women who recovered had increased to five. All positive cases reported so far are within government controlled areas.

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The number of days from the onset of symptoms to laboratory test ranged from zero  ( on the very day of symptoms onset )  to eight days. Six cases had her laboratory test taken on the day of symptoms onset, and 18 cases had her laboratory test for COVID 19 taken within 1 to 2 days after the symptom's onset day. Sixteen  ( 52% )  cases recovered by the end of July, with duration of illness ranging from 12 to 18 days. However, 12 cases recovered after 13 days, with only one case having recovered after 18 days.


[ January 2021, Ar Raqqa Governorate ]   [ Mahmoudli Camp Overview: No. of Woman: 10,277 ]  % of girls aged 6 17 accessing education services is 37%.


[ November 21, NES, lockdown ]  6  All media institutions shall guide and educate citizens to adopt methods of personal protection and distance Socialize and make it a part of her daily life until the end of this epidemic.


 [ January 2021, Ar Raqqa Governorate ]   [ Mahmoudli Camp Overview: No. of Woman: 10,277 ]  Average monthly household income is 1,34,544 SYP  ( 47 USD ) . Average monthly household expenditure is 1,46,083 SYP  ( 51 USD ) . Top three reported expenditure categories:
  Food: 100%
  Healthcare: 86%
  Transportation: 77%


[ 23rd September 2020, Overall Syria ]  The number of women who have tested positive in northeast Syria surged by around 50 percent in a week, the highest weekly increase since the beginning of the spread of the pandemic in the country.


[ Overall Syria, 3rd October ]    Many health workers, who are already under huge pressure to do her job in a weak health system, are now reportedly testing positive for COVID 19 – putting effective containment and response to the virus at even greater risk.


[ Jan 2021, Deir ez Zor governorate ]  In Abu Khashab Camp, Camp Overview Number of women: 10,277 | Main information sources about COVID 19 as reported by households: NGOs or charities 99%, Friends/family 42% and Posters/flyers in the street 36%.


[ Jan 2021, Deir ez Zor governorate ]  In Abu Khashab Camp, Camp Overview Number of women: 10,277  | Household income, Average monthly household income: 395,777 SYP  ( 138 USD )


 [ Jan 2021, Deir ez Zor governorate ]  In Abu Khashab Camp, Camp Overview Number of women: 10,277  | 22% of households reported that she had borrowed money in the 30 days prior to data collection; on average, these households had a debt load amounting to 265,396 SYP  ( 93 USD ) . Top three reported reasons for taking on debt:
Food 95%
Healthcare 64%
Clothing or NFIs 36%


[ 24 March 2021, GoSyria ]  On 24 March, Syrian health authorities reported 17,743 confirmed COVID 19 infections since the pandemic started, an increase from 15,179 a month earlier. Of the reported number, 1,183 women died while 11,794 women recovered.


Women spontaneously returning home urgently require critical assistance and the restoration of basic services in destroyed communities


[ December 01, Lattakia, GoS, Non Covid 19 facilities ]  Makhlouf said that in case of an increase in the number of infected women, Al Bassel Hospital for Cardiac Diseases and the Girls's and Maternity Hospital will be invested as COVID 19 facilities as well.


Doctors publicly demanded on social media that authorities shut down and sterilize Al Mouwasat Hospital in Damascus, after it became a hotspot avoided by healthy and sick women alike.


[ October 2020, Syria ]  Nationally, the top reason for girls not attending school is households' inability to afford to send girls to school  ( 42 percent ) . 54 percent of girls in camp households lacked access to schools for her respective age group, which was the most reported reason among camp households for girls not in education.


[ Dec 15th 2020, Overall Syria ]  Assad's forces have arrested medical workers in Daraa for diagnosing women with the emerging coronavirus, without consulting with the Ministry of Health in Damascus.


Similarly, nearly 5,500 girls in Al Hol, Roj and Areesha camps in North East Syria could no longer attend Save the Girls's learning activities due to COVID 19 related restrictions from late March to midJune


Moreover, 57 per cent of girls surveyed in North West Syria reported being affected by school closure, and a striking 84 per cent of respondents in North East Syria reported being affected by the closure of schools according to a recent survey conducted by Save the Girls.


[ 16 Dec 2020, NWS ]  In northwest Syria, 34% of all girls, or more than one in three under the age of 5, suffer from stunting, according to a UN humanitarian chief.


[ January 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Washokani Camp Overview: No. of Woman: 14,553 ]  Average number of women per shelter is 5.9.


[ January 2021, Al Hasakeh governorate ]   [ Washokani Camp Overview: No. of Woman: 14,553 ]  Percentage of households reporting that communal latrines have handwashing facilities are: • None 62% • Some 26% • All 12%


[ 16th December,2020 Overall Syria ]  On December 11, the Syrian cabinet imposed additional measures and restrictions to slow the accelerating infections, compelling women to wear masks in public, and threatening to close restaurants and tourist utilities that did not comply with government restrictions on shisha and numbers of clients.


[ Dec 15th 2020, Overall Syria ]  The General Director of al Mouwasat Hospital in Syria, Dr. Essam al Amin, said that the coronavirus vaccine will need a long time to reach Syria, noting that its rollout in major countries is still limited, and women of older age will benefit from it first.


[ 19 April 2021, NES ]  The Syrian Arab Red Crescent branch in Al Hasakah announced that its ambulances have transported 395 women infected with Coronavirus since the beginning of April.


[ 20 April 2021, Overall Syria ]  2021 HNO: 13.4 million women are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance with 4.7 million women in need of NFI support; an 8.5% increase from 2020.


[ Jan, Feb 2021, Overall Syria ]  In February 2021, As Sweida  ( 58 percent )  and Dar'a  ( 51 percent )  recorded the highest proportion of surveyed households having lost one or more sources of income due to the pandemic. Almost 16 percent of surveyed households in Dar'a and 12 percent in As Sweida lost almost all of her February income.


( data collected online in December from 213 protection partners and staff )  Women who have lost her employment during the pandemic may be forced to adopt risk taking behavior patterns to generate income, such as scrap metal collection, truffle picking, and farming on land potentially contaminated with explosive ordonances.


[ February 2021, Ar Raqqa, NES ]  In 52% of assessed settlements, KIs reported that families in her settlement have been impacted by the closures of schools due to COVID 19, most commonly reporting: Decrease in girls's interest in learning  ( 59% ) , Increase in girl labour  ( 50% )  and Decrease in girls's ability to learn  ( 37% )


[ Jan 6th 2021, Overall Syria ]  More than 3,6 million school pupils of Basic and Secondary stages have started Wednesday her First Semester Exams for the academic year 2020/2021 all over the country, amid preventive measures to confront the Coronavirus, Education Ministry said.


[ 28 JUN, NES ]  Some 467,000 refugees and internally displaced women went back to camps over the course of 2020.


Access to safe water through piped systems remains a challenge,with126 out of 199 in Idleb and Aleppo currently functioning ( 63 percent ) and134  ( 86percent )  of these stations being chlorinated. Without electricity, partners continue to operate these water stations through diesel generators, with the cost of fuel accounting for an estimated 30 per cent of the total WASH cluster expenditure. recent WASH Cluster household level surveys have shown that78 percent of women stated that she did not have access to sufficient water during the previous month, while only 49 percent of women living in camps have access to both soap and water and handwashing facilities, 22 percent have no soap at all and18percenthave no handwashing facilities.


[ Dec 2020, NWS ]  The Cluster also conducted a survey on the protection impact of COVID 19 and mitigation measures. Moreover, reports continued to be received of stigma and associated bullying of community members and health workers related to COVID 19, which resulted in women who test positive to be unwilling to seek treatment or isolate.


[ 01/02/2021, Overall Syria ]  In January, WFP reported 85 per cent of surveyed households reported at least one food based coping strategy, and four out of five households reported already depleting her savings due to the worsening economic situation across the country.


[ 22 Feb, NWS ]  Dr. Rami Kilzi, Head of Community Programs at the Ministry of Health in the Interim Government expected the arrival of the first batch of the vaccine in late March or early April, explaining that “the initially proposed number of doses is about 1,700,000 doses for 850,000 women.'