Virtual Discussion on World Humanitarian Day 2024 : Humanitarian actors call safety, security for all and sustainable Rohingya Response
Dhaka, 19 August 2024: Speakers highlighted the need to ensure the safety and security of aid workers and vulnerable communities in Bangladesh, especially in the Rohingya response. They also called for reducing management costs as aid decreases and criticized the World Bank’s recent $700 million loan pledge for the Rohingya and host community response. They […]
CSO urge Bangladesh to follow the Indian Example of Recognizing 1971 Refugees for Rohingya without Ratifying the Geneva Convention
Dignity for Rohingya refugees Demanded in COAST and CCNF seminar on World Refugee Day Dhaka, 20 June 2024: Coast Foundation and Cox’s Bazar CSO-NGO Forum (CCNF) organised an online international seminar today observing World Refugee Day. Speakers there said that formal recognition as a refugee would solve many problems. Bangladesh has shown magnanimity by sheltering […]
রোহিঙ্গা সংকট নিরসনে সারা বিশ্বের দায় মেটাতে বাংলাদেশ কেন ঋণ নেবে?
মানবিক কাজে বিশ্বব্যাংকের ঋণ প্রস্তাবের প্রতিবাদে কক্সবাজারে নাগরিক সমাজের বিক্ষোভ কক্সবাজার, ৪ জুন ২০২৪: বাংলাদেশে অবস্থানরত দশ লক্ষাধিক রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীদের প্রভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত স্থানীয় জনগোষ্ঠীর উন্নয়নে বিশ্বব্যাংক বাংলাদেশকে ৭০ কোটি ডলার ঋণ প্রস্তাব করলে তার প্রতিবাদে বিক্ষোভ প্রদর্শণ করে কক্সবাজারের নাগরিক সমাজ। আজ সকাল এগারোটায় কক্সবাজার জেলা প্রশাসক অফিসের সামনে কক্সবাজার সিএসও এনজিও ফোরাম- সিসিএনএফ আয়োজিত […]
Why should Bangladesh take a loan to meet the world’s responsibility for the Rohingya crisis?
Civil society protests in Cox’s Bazar against the World Bank loan for humanitarian work Cox’s Bazar, 4 June 2024: The civil society of Cox’s Bazar protested against the World Bank’s offer of a 700 million dollar loan to Bangladesh for the development of the local population affected by the impact of one million Rohingya refugees. […]
Anticipate Tomorrow and Act Today : Protracted to Pro-Life Approach in Rohingya Response
CCNF paper on the eve of European Humanitarian Forum 2024 The audience of a discussion on Rohingya Response held in Bangkok in December 2023 was asked if they believe that the dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas from Bangladesh is possible. There was not a single positive response. Around 1.1 million Rohingya refugees have taken shelter […]
Right-based civil society on Rohingya response opposes World Bank loan : Transparency and Inclusive Participation Urged for Highest Services to Rohingya Refugees
Cox’s Bazar, 11th March 2024: Today, a seminar titled “Rohingya Response in Cox’s Bazar: Strategies and Inclusion in 2024” is held at the RRRC (Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner) office’s conference room. CCNF (Cox’s Bazar CSO NGO Forum) and COAST Foundation organised the seminar, which was chaired by the RRRC, Mr Mizanur Rahman. UNHCR representative […]
The Rohingya crisis, the ultimate solution lies in Myanmar: Humanitarian networks urged on joint advocacy and regional actions during the Regional Humanitarian Partnership Week (RHPW) 2023 in Thailand
Bangkok and Dhaka, 12th December 2023. Yesterday, a session jointly organized by COAST Foundation, Coxs Bazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF),NGO Platform Cox’s Bazar (NGOP) and Rohingya Human Rights Network in a session during the Regional Humanitarian Partnership Week (RHPW) 2023, entitled, “Strengthening Regional Responses to the Rohingya Situation” in Bangkok, Thailand. Around 70 participants from […]
Civil society urged to work unitedly in establishing human rights to prevent human crisis
Cox’s Bazar, 10 December 2023: Representatives of civil society called on everyone, including civil society, to work together in establishing human rights to prevent the global humanitarian crisis. Leaders of the civil society presented their speeches at the seminar titled “Human being is above all” organized by COAST Foundation on the occasion of World Human […]
CSOs for Justice and Accountability for Ethnic Genocide in Myanmar, Global Double Standards on Rohingya Crisis are Strongly Condemn
Dhaka, 24 August, 2023. On August 25, 2017, nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar’s brutal genocide, seeking refuge in Bangladesh. As the 6th year of this tragic event approaches, Cox’s Bazar CSO and NGO Forum (CCNF) along with Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (EquityBD) have issued a joint statement demanding justice and accountability […]
Speakers Call for Aid Workers’ Safety and Local Leadership in Humanitarian Response
Virtual Discussion on World Humanitarian Day 2023 Dhaka, 19 August 2023: Speakers emphasized the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of aid workers in Bangladesh, particularly those engaged in humanitarian responses to the Rohingya crisis. They spoke during a virtual dialogue organized by COAST Foundation, Cox’s Bazar CSO-NGO Forum (CCNF) and BDCSO Coordination […]