EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP) is based in the Law School of the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland. The PSRP supports communities who are experiencing, or have experienced, violent conflict. The Programme conducts research that is broadly concerned with inclusion in peace processes and an end to violent conflict, and it also hosts the ‘PA-X’ database on global peace agreements. In response to Covid-19, the PSRP is carrying out a new cycle of research that explores how vulnerable populations are affected by the pandemic. This Executive Summary provides an overview of findings from a report on community experiences of Covid-19 in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Authored by three researchers who live in Cox’s Bazar and based on 68 interviews with camp residents, the study examines five dimensions of Rohingya experiences of the pandemic. This report is a follow-up study to the ‘Flash Report’ released in July 2020, focusing on a second round of 34 interviews conducted in Cox’s Bazar. (1) Awareness and understanding of Covid-19 As of July 2020 many camp residents have a fairly basic understanding of Covid-19, but they are still lacking detailed and accurate information on the specific actions they can take to protect themselves and their families. In the earlier ‘Flash Report’ it was noted that some respondents suggested that door-to-door information campaigns are needed in order to correct rumours and misunderstandings, and this request was again voiced in the more recent round of interviews. A further finding is that even where community members have an accurate understanding of Covid-19 and its transmission, they still lack essential items that would help them stop the spread: such as masks, clean water, and soap. This is despite recent attempts by international agencies to increase the distribution of masks and other essential items. In the latest round of interviews, there was a discernible rise in the number of respondents who voiced disbelief that Covid-19 exists in the camps. Individuals who made this point doubted that the lockdown measures in place are truly necessary and drew attention to all the ways that camp life was made more difficult by the lockdown measures. (2) Impact of Covid-19 and lockdown on livelihoods It was shown in the earlier ‘Flash Report’ that with the arrival of Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar, the livelihoods of many individuals residing in the camps were adversely impacted – especially shopkeepers and those with public-facing businesses who could not function because of social distancing, orders from the authorities to close and a lack of 1