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Rohingya refugee shines at Malaysia learning centre
At age 15, Ishak bears the weight of his family’s expectations. He’s overcome racial discrimination and the additional challenges of his refugee status to become a school football star, a straight-A student and possibly ...![Baw Meh dreams of a safer future for her grandchildren](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bm8.jpg)
Baw Meh dreams of a safer future for her grandchildren
Baw Meh, 78 years old: “I got married very young. My parents arranged it. We never saw each other before the wedding. He said, you’re very slim, and I said, you’re handsome and manly. ...![Bay of Bengal boat flow manageable with regional cooperation—UNHCR](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12042015_bengal.jpg)
Bay of Bengal boat flow manageable with regional cooperation—UNHCR
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 4 (UNHCR)—As the resumption of dangerous sea journeys in the Bay of Bengal looms, countries in the region today affirmed that the only way to reduce loss of life at sea ...![Ongoing Myanmar conflict traps villagers in crossfire](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10282015_myanmar.jpg)
Ongoing Myanmar conflict traps villagers in crossfire
MYITKYINA, Myanmar, Oct 28 (UNHCR)—Htoi Pan vividly recalls the moment when the fighter jets streaked across the sky over her village in northern Myanmar, piercing the calm of that late June morning. A former ...![UNHCR backs increased protection for people fleeing disasters and climate change](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/10142015_climate-change.jpg)
UNHCR backs increased protection for people fleeing disasters and climate change
GENEVA, Oct 14, (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency has joined 110 nations in pledging to strengthen steps to protect people displaced across borders by disasters and climate change and launched an overview highlighting its work ...![More than one month after Cyclone Komen, some impacted people remain homeless](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/09212015_cyclone1.jpg)
More than one month after Cyclone Komen, some impacted people remain homeless
PONNAGYUN, Myanmar, Sept 21 (UNHCR)–More than one month on from the collapse of their home in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, Ma Nge and her 10-year-old son remain homeless. The strong winds created by Cyclone ...![Abandoned at Sea](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/08272015_AbandonedAtSea-1080x675.jpg)
Abandoned at Sea
In May of this year, at least 5,000 refugees and migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh found themselves stranded at sea when the people smugglers and ship crews who had promised to take them to ...![UNHCR assists flood victims in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Kachin states](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/08062015-Myanmar-Flood.jpg)
UNHCR assists flood victims in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Kachin states
Help Now GENEVA, Aug 4 (UNHCR)—Cyclone Komen which swept across western Myanmar last week has caused extensive damage, including to areas where thousands of displaced people are living, the UN refugee agency said on ...![UNHCR’s protection chief completes visit to Myanmar with call for more support to Rakhine state](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20170926105707im_/http://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/07202015-Myamar-protection-chief.jpg)