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IN THIS UPDATE: UNHCR increases community outreach across settlements Helpline assisting refugees find protection solutions Support to host community college with safe water Sanitation mapping ongoing Cyclone preparedness training intensified Registration and verification Refugee arrival trends Quick facts and figures UNHCR and partners relocated 33…
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The most recent chapter in a decades-long series of Rohingya refugee crises, which erupted in August 2017, has reignited discussion over the policies and legal structures, or lack thereof, to protect the rights of refugees and…
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster On 30 May 2017, tropical cyclone (TC) Mora made landfall in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, with a maximum wind speed of 130 km/h. The cyclone crossed north and several hours…
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A year has passed since the Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar started to arrive in Cox’s Bazar in masses. More than 700,000 have crossed the border by now, and 52% of the refugees are women…
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24 August 2018 - As the Rohingya crisis reaches its one year anniversary on Saturday 25 August, Christian relief and development agency Tearfund points to the importance of remembering and addressing the psychological impact of the…
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One year on from the devastating man-made crisis which saw the mass exodus of 700,000 people from Burma to Bangladesh the UK is calling on the international community to provide long-term support UK calls on the international…
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By Kelli Rogers COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Aug 22 2018 (IOM) - Concrete replaces hand-dug mud steps zigzagging down steep hillsides. Sturdy bridges stretch over marshes, and a main road carves a bumpy path through once inaccessible zones.…
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August 25 marks the one year anniversary of the Rohingya crisis. ICCO immediately responded to the unprecedented influx of Rohingya refugees in August, 2017 and have opened up offices in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf to support…
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706,000 New Rohingya Arrivals since 25 August 2017 to Cox's Bazar* 919,000 Total Rohingya Population in Cox's Bazar* 1.3 Million People in Need in Cox's Bazar
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Fast facts: Who are the Rohingyas? The Rohingya are an ethnic group from Myanmar, majority of them Muslim. They have been denied citizenship in Myanmar since 1982 and fleeing escalating violence perpetrated by the army. Since August 2017,…
