Rohingya refugee men join push to curb sexual violence
Volunteer outreach programme in Bangladesh refugee settlements recruits men to challenge gender violence, forced marriages. By Don Murray in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh When he hears sexual insults or slurs targeting women, Rohingya refugee Mohammed challenges them. “When...
Longer dry season shrinks water supply for Rohingya refugees to critical levels
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. Low rainfall in parts of southeast Bangladesh’s Teknaf peninsula means that UNHCR,...
Rohingya youth spearhead project to foster mental health
Asking for help was once taboo, but young refugee volunteers in Bangladesh are showing their peers how to speak up about their worries and sadness. COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – The camps have the size and complexity of a city, a city of refugees. It is a city of 720,000...