Apr 15, 2019 | Latest, News / Article, Refugee, USA
HIGHLIGHTS Conflict between the AA and Government of Burma forces causes further displacement in northern Rakhine and parts of ChinUSAID/OFDA partners enhance cyclone preparedness in Cox’s Bazar through rehabilitation of 60 cyclone sheltersUSG announces nearly $46...
Apr 8, 2019 | Boat People, Malaysia, News / Article
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities on Monday were on the lookout for boats believed to be carrying up to 200 Rohingya after dozens of migrants were found near a beach in the country’s north. Scores of Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent...
Apr 8, 2019 | Bangladesh, News / Article, Refugee
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNI) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the international community, including the United Kingdom (UK), to keep strong mounting pressure on Myanmar to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. She made the appeal while...
Apr 7, 2019 | Azeem Ibrahim, Bangladesh, News / Article
Azeem Ibrahim is a director at the Center for Global Policy and author of “Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Genocide.” Bangladesh is once again calling for the establishment of “safe zones” for the Rohingya in Myanmar so that it can begin resettling...
Feb 16, 2019 | News / Article, Refugee, USA
It announced $60m in humanitarian aid at the launch of 2019 UN Joint Response Plan for Bangladesh The United States has called on Myanmar to create the conditions that would allow for voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable returns of Rohingyas to their...
Feb 16, 2019 | Bangladesh, News / Article, Refugee
Despite these and other achievements, the Rohingyas remain in an extremely precarious situation. UNHCR underscored that until the root causes of displacement in Myanmar are addressed and refugees can voluntarily return in safety, Bangladesh must be supported to meet...
