UNHCR Statement on Voluntary Repatriation to Myanmar
Through their bilateral Joint Working Group on repatriation, the Government of Myanmar conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh the names of 3,450 Rohingya refugees who have been cleared for return to Rakhine State, Myanmar. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, sees...
After decades in Thailand, Myanmar refugees head home
Around 300 refugees are returning to south-east Myanmar, among them a family of four generations. By Jennifer Harrison in Mae La Temporary Shelter, Thailand Great-grandparents Pree and Dee Noe are looking forward to returning to their homeland after three decades in...
Registration gives many Rohingya refugees identification for the first time
More than 270,000 stateless refugees from Myanmar provided with identity cards in an ongoing registration drive. By Alex St-Denis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Nasima Aktar is among hundreds of thousands of stateless Rohingya – many of whom have spent a lifetime without...