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In Bangladesh, thousands of teenaged refugees are now caring for their younger siblings and relatives after losing their families in Myanmar violence.

Orphaned Rohingya children forced to grow up too fast

Jan 10,2018 | News and Events

At just 18, Rabiaa is newly orphaned and a “mother” of two. Read More

Refugee Film Festival 2017

Dec 4,2017 | News and Events

UNHCR Refugee Film Festival 2017 7-10 December 2017 at Paragon Cineplex Read More

2017 Nobody Left Outside: 3 Miti News team is on the ground with UNHCR in Turkey

Nov 21,2017 | News and Events

3 Miti News team is on the ground with UNHCR in Turkey for 2017 Nobody Left Outside campaign. Read More

UNHCR Thai staff are on the field in the fastest growing refugee crisis in Bangladesh.

Nov 15,2017 | News and Events

UNHCR international staff are working on the frontline area to help Rohingya refugees as soon as they arrive. Read More

First results of family counting in Bangladesh find every third refugee household vulnerable

Nov 15,2017 | News and Events

More than 1,700 new arrivals have so far been moved to a zone in Kutupalong Extension. © UNHCR/Roger Arnold

Rohingya refugees build new homes on new site in Bangladesh

Nov 3,2017 | News and Events

KUTUPALONG EXTENSION, Bangladesh – Naju Miya and his family have been on the move for the last two months – sleeping in the forest, on the beach, in mosques and schools as they fled violen... Read More

Rashida Begum, 23, lost her baby in a shipwreck after fleeing Myanmar. She receives counselling at Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. © UNHCR/Roger Arnold

Mental health first aid on the frontlines of the Rohingya crisis

Oct 30,2017 | News and Events

When the packed fishing boat broke up in the storm, Nurus Salam was tossed into the sea holding his only son. He held him as tight as he could but waves loosened his grip. Suddenly two-year-old Ab... Read More

Up to 15,000 refugees stranded near Bangladesh-Myanmar border

Oct 20,2017 | News and Events

Up to 15,000 refugees stranded near Bangladesh-Myanmar border This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic –to whom quoted text may be attributed& Read More

UNHCR's official fundraising channels

Oct 12,2017 | News and Events

UNHCR has been informed of an individual impersonating a UNHCR fundraiser in Bangkok. Because your support is so valuable to us, we would like to inform you of our official fundraising channels... Read More