Leda makeshift settlement explained

Leda makeshift settlement
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:20.9726°N 92.244°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cox's Bazar District
Subdivision Type3:Upazila
Subdivision Name3:Teknaf Upazila
Population As Of:14 January 2018
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:15,300 (main camp)
34,400 (extended area)
Population Density Km2:auto

Leda makeshift settlement is a refugee camp constructed for Rohingya refugees on government-owned land in Nhilla Union of the Teknaf sub-district in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.[2] The camp is located some 15km (09miles) from Teknaf town.[3]

History

The UK-based charity Islamic Relief constructed the settlement on an area of 20ha in July 2008, and worked on providing residents with water and sanitation until the Government of Bangladesh asked it to withdraw in February 2010.[4] [5] Since then the camp site has been managed by the International Organization for Migration.[6] The camp is governed by a Camp Management Committee composed of camp residents.[7]

As of 14 January 2018, the population of refugees living within the original area of the Leda makeshift camp is 15,300. Another 34,400 are living in the extended camp area.

Facilities

A ten-bed clinic run by IOM provides facility-based delivery services as well as basic emergency obstetric and newborn care.[8] [9] Various NGOs operating the camp also provide madrassas, drinking water, latrines, washrooms, desludging tanks and child friendly spaces.[10] Leda has shops run by Bengali locals as well as Rohingya refugees.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cox's Bazar refugee population in Teknaf. reliefweb.int. Inter Sector Coordination Group. 14 January 2018.
  2. News: BANGLADESH: Islamic Relief to withdraw from makeshift refugee camp. ReliefWeb. 2018-01-14. en.
  3. News: Exclusive: Traffickers thrive on Rohingya crisis . Dhaka Tribune . en-US. 2018-01-14.
  4. News: Islamic Relief to withdraw from makeshift refugee camp . 2010-02-25 . IRIN . 2018-01-14 . en.
  5. News: The Worst Refugee Crisis in the World Published . Kingstone . Heidi . National Post . 2018-01-14.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh: Cox's Bazar refugee response (4w) - as of 29 Dec 2017 . Inter Sector Coordination Group.
  7. News: Rohingyas want UN peacekeepers in Myanmar . The Independent . Dhaka . 2018-01-14.
  8. News: Bangladesh (Rohingya Influx): Reproductive Health Report, 1 November 2017 . ReliefWeb . 2018-01-14 . en.
  9. News: The Invisible Population . 2017-03-10 . The Daily Star . 2018-01-14 . en . 2018-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142312/http://103.16.74.140/star-weekend/spotlight/the-invisible-population-1373332 . dead .
  10. Web site: BANGLADESH - Rohingya Refugee Crisis - Cox's Bazar District: General Infrastructure - Leda Makeshift Camp . reliefweb.int . Inter Sector Coordination Group . 14 January 2018.
  11. News: A fight to survive for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh . Husein . Naushad Ali . Al Jazeera . 2018-01-14.