"The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Relief International (RI) carried out a multi - sector assessment between September 29 and October 3, 2017 with the aim of better understanding the priority needs of the influx of Undocumented Myanmar Nationals (UMN) ? Rohingya ? in Bangladesh, as well as the locations in which assistance is most needed from the humanitarian community. To date, an estimated 515,000 UMN have fled violence in Myanmar for Bangladesh. 1 With the influx of additional people seeking asylum, the makeshift settlements have expanded and the needs of the displaced population has changed as the demographics shifted. Th is needs assessment focused on recently arrived UMN in the four most affected Upazilas in Cox?s Bazar: Ukhia, Teknaf, Ramu, and Cox?s Bazar Sadar. The assessment used the following methods: cluster sampling to survey families, key informant interviews with medical and education professionals (notably, among the displaced population), observations in selected surve y sites, health facility assessments, and a rapid market assessment in Cox?s Bazar. Of particular note, the findings include:  The three most commonly reported needs were money (73% ), household goods and non - food items (61%) and food (52%).  Over 3/4 of t he surveyed population relies on food security coping strategies, including opting for less preferred and less expensive foods (90%), reducing number of meals eaten in a day (69%), and restricting consumption by adults in order for small children to eat (68%). In addition, food consumption scores are extremely poor.  Nearly one - third of fami lies surveyed reported open defecation, and key informants noted the cleanliness of public latrines among major concerns in their areas of the sites surveyed.  Nearly half of all pregnant women have not received medical care for their pregnancies and 41% of families with pregnant women do not know where to go for medical care for pregnant women.  Observations during the assessment noted harmful practices in supporting survivors of gender - based violence (GBV) , including men working in women?s safe spaces, iden tifiable GBV sign posts without the necessary discretion required, and men exposing survivors to the community. 1 International Organization on Migration. Bangladesh Rohingya Crisis Response. Situation Report. October 5, 2017 . https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/IOM%20Bangladesh%20 - %20Rohingya%20Influx%20Situation%20Report%20 - %2005%20October%202017.pdf Assessment Report: Undocumented Myanmar Nationals Influx to Cox?s Bazar, Bangladesh October 7, 2017 BANGLADESH ASSESMENT REPORT | 2 The following report outlines the methodology as well as key findings and recommendations for the sectors of health, WASH, education, cash assistance , protection, food security, and shelter and NFIs..."