More than half a million Rohingya refugees receive identity documents, most for the first time
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As of Wednesday, more than 500,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been...
Emergency monsoon training saves Rohingya refugee lives
After receiving lifeguard instruction, Rohingya volunteers in Bangladesh rescue drowning teenager from reservoir. By Caroline Gluck and Iffath Yeasmine in Nayapara refugee camp, Bangladesh As a group of boisterous children played in the rising waters of a reservoir in...
Saving lives at the world’s largest refugee camp
UNHCR and its partners provide round-the-clock emergency health care for Rohingya refugees in south-eastern Bangladesh. By Iffath Yeasmine in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh In a plastic-roofed shack at the world’s largest refugee settlement, Rajuma went...