Supporting Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh
The UN seeks US$920 million to meet the needs of more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees and 330,000 vulnerable residents in Bangladesh host communities.
United Nations Seeks US$920 Million for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis in 2019
United Nations aid agencies and NGO partners launched today the 2019 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.
UNHCR concerned about the humanitarian impact of continuing violence in southern Chin State and Rakhine State in Myanmar, and stands ready to offer support
UNHCR is concerned about the impact of continuing violence in Myanmar and the potential for both further internal displacement and the outflow of refugees.
Angelina Jolie urges end to injustices that have driven nearly one million Rohingya into exile in Bangladesh
UNHCR’s Special Envoy heard testimonies from Rohingya refugees and called for expanded access to education for Rohingya children.
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie releases this statement after her visit to Kutupalong refugee settlement in Bangladesh.
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.
Racing to avert a monsoon catastrophe in Bangladesh
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.
UNHCR chief urges international leaders to tackle conflicts at the root of today’s global displacement crisis
“Have we become unable to broker peace?” Grandi asks Security Council during key address on record levels of displacement. NEW YORK – Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has urged international ...
Up to 15,000 newly arrived Rohingya refugees stranded at border
UNHCR concerned about humanitarian conditions as the refugees await permission to move away from the border. COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about the humanitarian conditions of thousands of ...