Flooding, fires and COVID bring fresh challenges for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The global pandemic, flooding and fires were just some of the hardships faced by Rohingya refugees over the past year. By Iffath Yeasmine in Cox’s Bazar Four years after fleeing to Bangladesh from Myanmar, Rohingya refugees may have just survived their most...
Local groups offer vital assistance to newly displaced in Myanmar
UNHCR is partnering with local communities and faith groups to help an estimated 200,000 people driven from their homes by fresh violence since February’s military takeover. By Reuben Lim Wende in Myitkyina, Myanmar Armed conflict is sadly nothing new for 27-year-old...
News comment: UNHCR calls on Myanmar’s neighbours to protect people fleeing violence
This news comment is attributable to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appalled by the escalating violence in Myanmar and the resulting human suffering and displacement this is causing. We are shocked...