Public health response in Rohingya refugee settlements on alert as first coronavirus case confirmed
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partner organizations have further intensified...
COVID-19: UNHCR warns of severe implications for annual monsoon response in Bangladesh
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today of life-threatening consequences if annual...
New shelter eases monsoon threat for young Rohingya family
After fleeing for their lives to the world’s largest refugee settlement, young parents lived in fear of heavy rains and landslides before move to new home on stilts. By Roger Burks in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh The young mother smiles as she lays 17-month-old Arafat down...