Reports

Overall vulnerability to food insecurity Since 25 August 2017, Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh has experienced a large influx of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence that erupted in Rakhine State in Myanmar. As of November 2017, four in…

Highlights 655,500 new arrivals (Since 25th August) are reported as of 31 December (IOM Needs and Population Monitoring). Since the latest weekly situation report on 17 December, there have been 628 new arrivals. Kindly note that due to the…

The government of the Republic of Korea will offer an additional 2.6 million US dollars in human assistance to a large number of Rohingya people who moved to Bangladesh after the armed clashes in Rakhine State,…

Highlights The humanitarian situation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh remains dire, with some 655,000 refugees newly arrived since 25 August 2017. At least 58% of them are children. Even if the pace of arrivals has slowed down,…

IOM NPM regularly and systematically captures, monitors and disseminates information regarding the movements and evolving needs of populations on the move, whether on site or en route. NPM’s monthly site assessment rounds capture the numbers, locations…

I’ve been here for ten days now. My baby is absolutely exhausted.” – A young Rohingya refugee mother at Cox’s Bazar At the end of August 2017, renewed violence against the Rohingya minority broke out in the…

In Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees are living in very difficult conditions. Families do not have access to sufficient food. At the camp, our staff has opened two nutrition centres which…

The Bangladesh emergency is a textbook refugee situation. People fleeing Myanmar should not be forcibly returned. Return needs to be voluntary, safe, and dignified. The Government of Bangladesh has generously opened its border for refugees entering the country. International…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As the refugee emergency…

Highlights • The humanitarian situation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh remains dire, with some 655,000 refugees newly arrived since 25 August 2017. At least 58% of them are children. Even if the pace of arrivals has slowed…