Tropical cyclone Roanu hit Bangladesh coast on May 21, 2016. Government and the community took advance preparation and protective measures so that the death toll limited to 24 in number. The cyclone damaged approximately 83,978 houses and affected approximately...
Dhaka, 4th June 2016. Today 28 civil society, labour and farmers organizations in a joint rally and human chain, today in front of national press club, criticize the Finance Minister and the govt. that the proposed national budget 2016...
Istanbul, Turkey 24 May 2016. At the World Humanitarian Summit where governments, international organizations and civil society stakeholders came together to improve how the world prepares and reacts to humanitarian crises, Germany announced the launch of the new Platform...
Due to the impact of tropical cyclone Roanu, total 80% of Kutubdia Island has been inundated and still the saline water is standing in the many houses and ponds. There is a severe scarcity of drinking water. COAST staffs...
Istanbul 24th May 2016. Today in a side event title “Climate Induced Displacement : Humanitarian and Right Perspective” held at Rumeli Hall 6, Lutfi Kirdar Convention Center at World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul, civil society and government leaders from climate...
At the cusp of the World Humanitarian Summit to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, a new global network of local and national NGOs has been launched. This network NEAR (Network for Empowered Aid Response) aspires to close the expanding...
At least 23 people were died and 13 others were missing after Cyclone Roanu hit the coastal areas of Bangladesh on the afternoon of 21st may. The storm knocked down homes and toppled trees, causing the casualties in Chittagong,...
Radio Meghna kept its operations continued day and night to forecast about Cyclone Roanu, preparedness and rehabilitation works after the disaster. Radio Meghna broadcast relentlessly its own programs to inform people about the cyclone alongside broadcasting alert signal of...
Dhaka, 7th April 2016. Today 12 civil society organizations and network facilitated by COAST has organized a seminar at Cirdap international conference centre, title “Setting Agenda for World Humanitarian Summit Istanbul: Climate Induced Displacement, Humanitarian and Right Perspectives”. Where...
Internationally renowned news agency Indepth news has published an article on one COAST Program named Socio-economic Empowerment with Dignity and Sustainability (SEEDS). The article highlights one of the interventions of the program for the empowerment of adolescent girls of...
