Refugees
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100,000 refugees at risk of landslides and flood in Monsoon
May 18, 2018As the pre-monsoon downpours hit Bangladesh, the lives of the Myanmar refugees in Cox’s Bazar are becoming increasingly vulnerable. On 18 April Wednesday, the Cox’s Bazar Met office recorded 43 millimeters of rain in the area.... -
IOM shifted thousands of Rohingya Refugees to safer place
May 17, 2018Almost 12,000 Rohingya refugees have now been moved to safer ground by IOM, the UN Migration Agency, as storms continue to lash southern Bangladesh, damaging tarpaulin shelters and raising the risk of landslides on the steep... -
USAID Administrator Mark Green to arrive May 13
May 12, 2018The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green will arrive here on May 13 on an official visit to Bangladesh. He will also go to Myanmar and Thailand during the visit till May 23,... -
US announces additional humanitarian assistance for Venezuelans in need
Apr 16, 2018The United States announced nearly $16 million in humanitarian assistance for Venezuelans who have fled their country due to the crisis there. This funding from the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development includes... -
UN and partners launch plan to support Syrian refugees and hosting countries
Apr 16, 2018United Nations Agencies and NGO partners today released the 2018 Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), a USD 4.4 billion plan designed to support over five million refugees from Syria and the vulnerable communities hosting them... -
Australia sends dozens of refugees from Pacific camps to US
Jan 23, 2018Dozens of refugees held for years in Australia’s remote Pacific detention camps departed for resettlement in the United States on Tuesday, asylum-seeker advocates said. The Sydney-based Refugee Action Coalition said 40 men flew out from Papua... -
UNHCR for returns of Rohingy refugees meeting int’l standard
Jan 16, 2018UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today stressed the importance of returns of Rohingya refugees meeting international standard and willing to be part of these discussions. “To ensure that the refugees are heard and their protection guaranteed... -
No end to violence against rohingya as refugees continue to flee to Bangladesh
Jan 6, 2018This week, Rohingya refugees were still arriving in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – the New Year bringing no end to the reports of violence and fears, which forced them to flee their homes in Myanmar. A major... -
Violence drives further 1,800 Rohingya refugees to cross to Bangladesh as pope appeals for tolerance
Nov 29, 2017In just three months an estimated 624,251 Rohingya refugees have crossed into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, fleeing violence and oppression in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine State. Of these, over 1,800 have arrived in the past seven days. This... -
Rohingya entry continues in Cox’s Bazar; at least 2,000 new arrivals overnight
Nov 9, 2017Over the last 48 hours some 4,000 Rohingya refugees crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar at the Anjumanpara border crossing point. Traumatized, hungry and fearing for their lives, the refugees had camped out in the open in...
