Rohingya Refugee Multi-Sector Needs Assessment in Cox's Bazar, January 2019

3,165 households were surveyed across 33 refugee sites in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh in January 2019. This Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) was coordinated by UNHCR with technical support from REACH to understand evolving priority needs. It is a follow-up to an assessment conducted in July 2018.

Use Cases

• Identify priority humanitarian needs based on household survey data
• Analyze changes in refugee conditions over time based on follow-up assessment design
• Assess vulnerability to environmental hazards based on description of monsoon season threats
• Plan sector-specific interventions based on multi-sector assessment scope

Strengths

• Survey results are generalizable to the camp level with a 95% confidence level and 10% margin of error
• 3,165 households were surveyed, providing a substantial sample
• Assessment was conducted across 33 refugee sites, offering geographic coverage

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Household survey methodology

Time Range

January 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:50:49.436140; freshness should be verified

Geography

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 33 refugee sites