Unique project in Cox’s Bazar puts Bangladeshi and refugee women first
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell –to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A new training project in southeast Bangladesh to promote self-reliance among women in...
Rohingya refugee volunteers work to avert monsoon damage in Bangladesh
Volunteers are at the forefront of a drive to protect residents of the sprawling refugee settlements as the cyclone and monsoon season approaches. By Caroline Gluck and Iffath Yeasmine in Chakmarkul refugee settlement, Bangladesh Stepping along a narrow, winding...
‘Water was a curse then. Now, water is a blessing’
UNHCR and its partners are using solar power to help provide safe, clean water to thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. By Caroline Gluck and Iffath Yeasmine in Kutupalong refugee site, Bangladesh. For months after fleeing violence in Myanmar, Rohingya...