IOM Bangladesh - Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) Round 17 Site Assessment

Following extreme violence in August 2017 in Rakhine State, Myanmar, an estimated 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled to Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh. Previous influxes were recorded in October 2016, when approximately 87,000 people crossed into Bangladesh, and other waves were registered during the previous decades. Most of the Rohingya refugees settled in Ukhyia and Teknaf Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar, a district bordering Myanmar identified as the main entry area for border crossings.

The two datasets present the results of the NPM Round 17 Site Assessment exercise, which collected information related to the Rohingya refugee population distribution and multisectoral needs. Information for this assessment was collected using Key Informant Interview methodology. Female key informants in 1906 locations and Male key informants in 1990 locations were interviewed face to face between the 18th December 2019 – 28th January 2020.