Date and Place: 12 May 2018, 10.00 to 14.00 hours, Uni Resort, Kolatoli, Cox’s Bzar.

1. Outline for Information Sharing Meeting on JRP 2018 for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis and affected Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar [Download]

2. Agenda, guests, panelists and time sequence for the Information sharing meeting on 12th May 2018 [Download]

3. Keynote presentation in English for 12th May event [ISCG Presentation] [ISCG Presentation Bangla] [JRP Presentation] [JRP Presentation Bangla]

4. Participant list for 12th May event.

• Government official participant list [Download]
• ISCG participant list [Download]
• Local Government participant list [Download]
• Nomination of CCNF [Download]

5.  Sector wise information on Host Community planning

• Communication with Communities [English] [Bangla]
• Education [English] [Bangla]
• Food Security [English] [Bangla]
• Health [English] [Bangla]
• Nutrition [English] [Bangla]
• Wash [English] [Bangla]
• DRR [English]
• Energy & Environment [English]
• Protection [Download]
• Snapshot: JRP for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis March-Dec. 2018 [English] [Bangla]
• Snapshot: Support to Host Communities and Institution by ISCG [English] [Bangla]
• Activities of NNGO / LNGO in Cox’s Bazar [Download]

6.  Brief report on the Public Dialogue on the Research on Host Community held in Cox’s Bazar, 31 March 2018 [Download] 

Date and Place: 31 May 4.00 to 6.30 pm dialogue and 6.30 to 7.30 pm Iftar, TSC, Dhaka University.

1. Outline for Iftar and Documentary Film Show on Genocide and Atrocities with Rohingays : Accountability and International Criminal Court [Download]

2. Civil society statement urging Government of Bangladesh to respond ICC request [Download]

Reference literature:

• [ Genocide of Rohingyas: Is another Bosnia in the making? ] [ রোহিঙ্গাদের গণহত্যা: আরেকটি বসনিয়া কি তৈরি করা হচ্ছে? ] The Daily Star, December 25, 2017
• [ News Analysis: A genocide in progress ] [ মায়ানমারকে বিচারের কাঠগরায় দাঁড় করাতে বিশ্ব এখনো জাগেনি ] The Daily Star, November 25, 2016
• Too little, too late The Daily Star, September 15, 2017
• [ Licence to rape ] [  ধর্ষণের লাইসেন্স ] The Daily Star, December 13, 2017
• [ News Analysis: Nobody’s people ] [ শিকড়বিহীন মানুষ ] The Daily Star, August 28, 2017
• [ A cruel mockery of ‘Never Again’ ] [ ‘আর ঘটবেনা’ হচ্ছে একটি নিষ্ঠুর পরিহাস] The Daily Star, October 08, 2017
• [ Don’t let Myanmar go Rwanda’s way ] [ মায়ানমারকে রুগান্ডার পথে যেতে দেবেন না ] The Daily Star, September 26, 2017

Date and Place: 19 June 11.00 am to 12.00 pm, In font of National press club, Dhaka.

Date and Place: 19th June 2018 : 11 to 1 pm at Ukhiya Upazila Parishad Hall, Ukhiya, Coxsbazar.

Date and Place: 20th June 2018 : 11 to 1 pm at Coxsbazar Zila Parishad Hall, Coxsbazar.

Materials for Social media campaign/Placards:

Position Paper for World Refugee Day 2018 [Download]

• Placards_1 [Download]
• Placards_2 [Download]
• Placards_3 [Download]
• Placards_4 [Download]
• Placards_5 [Download]
• Placards_6 [Download]
• Placards_7 [Download]
• Placards_8 [Download]

Date and Place: 31^st March 10.30 to 13.30 hours, Uni Resort, Kolatoli.

Outline for FDMN (Forcibly Displace Myanmar Nationals) Impact in Host Community: Approach for Mitigation emphasizing next Monsoon Crisis_Cox’s Bazar [Download]
Presentation on Sacrifice for humanity_Sufferings of the host community in Ukhia and Teknaf due to FDMN influx [Download]

Seminar title: Observation of 19^th August 2017 World Humanitarian Day, Strengthening Civil Society and Promoting Localization Agenda : WHS / Grand Bargain Policy Outcome and Its Implementation in Bangladesh

19^th August 2017 at Lakeshore Hotel, La Vita Hall, Road 41, House 46, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212. 10.30 to 13.30 hours. Contact : Kamal +8801711529792, Tutul +8801713144177.

There will be post seminar supplement in an English daily by next two month of the seminar on key deliberations, outcomes and photos of each of the speakers. This is first event as preparation to go for country wide campaign in this regard.

Most relevant document

• Country wide campaign proposal (English)
• Seminar/dialogue outline of 19th August (English)
• Aid Effectiveness to development effectiveness (English) (Bangla)
• Istanbul Principles on development effectiveness [English] [Bangla]
• Charter for Change (English) (Bangla)
• Summary of SG on WHS outcome (English) (Bangla)
• Grand Bargain Outcome: Ten Streams (English) (Bangla)
• Position Paper or key note presentation for 19th August (English) (Bangla)

Relevant documents:

• Agenda for humanity a poster
• Agenda to the humanity, annex to the SG report
• Chair Summary 23-24 WHS Istanbul
• To important to fail- addressing the humanitarian financing gap, (the base report for formulation of the Grand Bargain process)
• Understanding the Localization Debate
• Start Fund report on Localization
• WHS Key Message

CSO Positioning on Bangladesh VNR on SDGs in UN HLPF 2017

Govt. of Bangladesh is going to present Voluntary National Review (VNR) on SDGs in UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) during 10 to 19th July in NY. On the eve of VNR HLPF, 22 farmers, labors, right based civil society organizations and networks have prepared Bangladeshi CSOs positioning on VNR report that already submitted bu GoB to UN HLPF. The positions of CSOs are titled as ” Inequality is priority to act immediately ; Global community must endorse its obligation of global partnership to assist countries fighting poverty, inequality and climate change.”
(Click here Full report)

Cyclone “Mora”: COAST frontline staff are standby.

For any emergency, Please contact with the following persons/numbers:

Cox’s Bazar Region:
Md Eunus, 01713328812, Moqbul Ahmed, 01713328828, Md Alam, 01713328803, Zahangir Alam, 01713328827, Tauhidul Alam, 01713328822, Fazlul Haque, 01713367444, Kutubdia Branch Manager, 01713164648, Moheshkhali Branch Manager, 01713164649, Teknaf Branch Manager, 01713164661, Hnila Branch Manager, 01713164657, Hoanok Branch Manager, 01713164655

Chittagong Region:
Md Faruk, 01713328805
Chandgoan Branch Manager, 01713144176

Noakhali Region:
Md Firoz Alam, 01713328808
Noakhali Sadar Branch Manager, 01713144154

Bhola Region:
Md Nur-E-Alam, 01713328814, Rashida Begum, 01713328802
Jahirul Islam, 01713328831, Jashim Uddin, 01713144163

Outreach Region:
Abdur Rob, 01713328813, Char Kukrimukri Branch Manager, 01713164641
Char Motaher Branch Manager, 01713164640, Monpura Branch Manager, 01713164645, Dhalchar Branch Manager, 01713164642
Zahiruddin Branch Manager, 01713164646, Char kajol Branch Manager, 01713164639

COAST Phone and Fax Numbers Have Been Changed

Seminar “Climate Change: Bangladesh and Bay of Bengal Regional Cooperation” at CIRDAP

Date & Time: 20 June, 2017 10.30am to 1.00pm

1. Seminar Outline
2. Summary Presentation on different writers of BIMSTEC Country by Syed Aminul Hoque of COAST
3. Presentation on Climate Change Adaptation by Haseeb Md. Irfanullah of IUCN Bangladesh
4. Climate change in the Bay of Bengal Region “Exploring Sectoral Cooperation for Sustainable Development”

Event Title: “Climate change : challenges and opportunities in the global compacts”

Jointly Organized by: COAST, NRC and UNHCR
Date & Time: Date : 16th June 2017, Place : CICG (Geneva), Room 4, Time 12.15 to 13.45 hours

1. Concept Note
2. Bangladeshi CSOs Call on Global Compact
3. 2017 Final Agenda NGO Consultations

Seminar “Blue Economy: Bangladesh and Bay of Bengal Regional Cooperation” at CIRDAP

Date & Time: 4 June, 2017 10.30am to 1.00pm

1. Seminar Outline
2. A Strategy Through Blue Economy among BIMSTEC Countries
3. Presentation on Blue Economy: BD Perspective by Lailufar Yasmin of  Dhaka University
4. Presentation on Summary on different write up by Sanat K Bhowmik of COAST Trust
5. Presentation on Blue Economy by Dr. M Shahadat Hossain of Chittagong University