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Rohingya widows worry about their families’ futures
Rohingya widows who head refugee families in Bangladesh struggle with concerns about food, shelter and the welfare of the next generation.
Rohingya widows who head refugee families in Bangladesh struggle with concerns about food, shelter and the welfare of the next generation.
UNHCR and the Government of Bangladesh have finalized a Memorandum of Understanding relating to voluntary returns of Rohingya refugees once conditions in Myanmar are conducive.
Their few belongings packed into rice sacks, Momena Begum and her husband Mohammad Harez squat on a damp plot of sand just above the waterline, waiting to move to a shelter on higher ground.
In this press release on the seventh anniversary of the Syrian War, Filippo Grandi reflects on the relentless suffering of Syrian civilians, and UNHCR’s relief efforts.
Hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in the besieged Syrian enclave of Duma in Eastern Ghouta. Sajjad Malik, the UNHCR Representative in Syria, says the area is “on the verge of a major disaster.”
Abdul Kader and his family moved from one neighbourhood to another five times inside Homs in Syria, as brutal fighting closed in around them. Now, he is determined to rebuild his home and life.
It has been seven years since the start of the conflict in Syria. Here are seven key facts to know about the ongoing crisis.
Canadian Louise Aubin has been with UNHCR for over 20 years and is leading UNHCR’s emergency response in Bangladesh where the organization is providing aid to more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees.
Since August 25, 2017, more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees—most of whom are women and children—have fled to violence in Myanmar. UNHCR has been helping Rohingya refugees for many years in Bangladesh where the majority of have arrived and continues to supply life-saving aid.