NGOs & RISK Managing Uncertainty in Local-International Partnerships
In humanitarian emergencies where access is limited and risk is high, people’s ability to obtain vital assistance often depends on partnerships between national and international aid organizations. In recent years, driven by the Syrian conflict in particular, significantly larger portions of international humanitarian aid have been implemented with and through national and local entities. In […]
Prepared for Partnership? Trust and Distrust in international Cooperation
Much of my professional work takes place in two sectors of international cooperation: relief work and peacebuilding, mostly in violent crises. Yet when it comes to atmospheres of trust and equitable collaborations between external and internal actors, they feel like very different universes. The prevailing mood in relief work is distrust; the prevailing effort in […]
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of COAST Trust and Abu Morshed Chowdhury of PHALS Quoted in The Daily Star Newspaper “Localising the Rohingya refugee response” dated on 01 march 2019
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Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of COAST Trust Quoted in IRIN News “Briefing: How the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh is changing” dated on 13 February 2019
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2019 Joint Response Plan for Rohingya Humanitarian Response_ Details Report
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2019 JRP for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis_At a Glance
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JRP 2019 Hardly Responsive to Conflict and Security We Demand Full Transparency of Humanitarian Aid
There are three reasons including, (a) Grand Bargain Bangladesh mission has given specific recommendations in last September 2018 on localization and Rohingya response in Bangladesh advising for a roadmap to implement those in next 3 years. We identified 26 parameters from the mission report to implement (enclosed herewith). (b) The essential support services are already […]
JRP must be conflict and security sensitive, a way forward to localization and aid transparency

Dhaka, 12th February 2019. Today CCNF a network of around 50 local NGO CSOs working in Cox’s Bazar and COAST Trust an NGO working in coastal area and in rohingya response jointly in a press conference in National Press Club Dhaka criticize the JRP 2019, which was prepared by ISCG (Inter Sectoral Coordination Group) in […]
Coxsbazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF) criticize Rohingya Joint Response Planning (JRP) 2019 on lack of participation of locals : JRP must be conflict sensitive and a way forward to localization and aid transparency

Cox’s Bazar, 11th February 2019. Today CCNF a network of around 50 local NGO CSOs working in Cox’s Bazar in a press conference in Cox’s Bazar Press Club criticize the JRP 2019, which was prepared by ISCG (Inter Sectoral Coordination Group). They mentioned that it has far short of participation of local government and NGOs, […]
Report on Monthly Coordination Meeting of CCNF January 2019.
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