Young Rohingya refugees are helping to turn world’s largest camp green
Youth groups are championing efforts to regreen refugee camps in Bangladesh and to raise awareness about the impacts of the climate crisis. By Kristy Siegfried in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh | 15 November 2022 Samia has spent five of her 14 years living in Kutupalong –...
UNHCR deplores continued deportation of Myanmar asylum-seekers from Malaysia
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seriously concerned over the continued deportation by...
UNHCR issues urgent appeal to stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals
This news comment is attributable to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently appealing to countries in the region to immediately stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals seeking safety from serious...