News Stories
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Bangladesh: UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka as Rakhine crisis deepens
13 Sep 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Soaked and hungry Rohingya refugees seek shelter in Bangladesh
12 Sep 2017An estimated 313,000 men, women and children fleeing violence in Myanmar overwhelm relief capacity in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Emergency Receives US$1 Million Donation from Tadashi Yanai, CEO of Fast Retailing
11 Sep 2017The funds donated by Mr. Yanai will be used for UNHCR to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees newly arrived in Bangladesh.
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Hope for IDPs in Mindanao amid ongoing Marawi conflict
8 Sep 2017Amid the ongoing conflict in Marawi City, UNHCR has been working to provide displaced families and communities elsewhere in Mindanao another chance to get back on their feet and start lives anew.
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Bangladesh: Refugee camp capacity exhausted; thousands in makeshift shelters
8 Sep 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Duniya Aslam Khan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Rohingya take to the sea in search of safety in Bangladesh
8 Sep 2017An estimated 164,000 men, women and children have fled violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state in the past two weeks, many in fishing boats.
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Bangladesh: Life-saving assistance needed as Rohingya influx surges
5 Sep 2017UNHCR is gravely concerned about the continuing conflict in Myanmar and by reports that civilians have died trying to seek safety.
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Shelter urgently needed for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence
4 Sep 2017Officials warn of ‘true crisis’ as an estimated 73,000 Rohingya seek safety in already strained Bangladesh refugee camps.
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UNHCR urges open borders for people fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
29 Aug 2017As of Sunday it was estimated that some 5,200 people had entered Bangladesh from Myanmar since Thursday.
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UN Refugee Chief condemns attack on staff in Mali
24 Aug 2017“Such an attack does not diminish our resolve to continue working to provide protection to those displaced by conflict.”