UNHCR
'Life Through Rohingya Eyes' sheds light on life of Rohingya refugees
Documented by 19 bright Rohingya photographers, the exhibition–a joint endeavor of UNHCR and the Bangladesh Liberation War Museum under the Rohingyatographer Collective–tells a tale of oppression, pain, resilience, and hope.
Tahsan’s UNHCR goodwill ambassador term extended
Tahsan is one of the 40 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors globally.
ROHINGYA GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY / ‘Rohingya refugees need education to take control of their future’
Rohingya human rights activist Razia Sultana talks to Shuprova Tasneem from The Daily Star on Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.
Solidarity for refugees: Whoever, wherever, whenever
A record 100 million people are currently displaced around the world. Almost one million of these refugees live in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.
Over 100mn driven from their homes around the world: UNHCR
More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing new data about those escaping violence, conflict, persecution and human rights violations.
‘Difficult to say when situation to be conducive for Rohingya repatriation’
UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements says it is difficult to say exactly when the environment will be conducive for Rohingya repatriation.
‘Over 1.50 lakh Bangladeshis sought political asylum in last 5yrs’
The rate of seeking political asylum by Bangladeshis in overseas doubled in last five years due to repressive political environment and violation of basic rights in the country, says Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA).
Rohingya Return: UNHCR, UNDP extend deal with Myanmar
The UN Refugee Agency and the UNDP yesterday signed an extension of an MoU with Myanmar for one year. The deal is aimed at creating conducive conditions for voluntary and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas from Bangladesh.
UN urges int’l help for 1.2m Rohingyas
Top UN agency leaders have asked the international community to continue supporting the critical needs of 1.2 million people, Rohingya refugees and their local host communities, in south-eastern Bangladesh.
Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp
UNHCR special envoy and US film star Angelina Jolie has been visiting Rohingya refugee camps in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.
Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take days: UNHCR
The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will take "several days" to assess, the UN's refugee agency in Bangkok says.
UNHCR to provide safe water for Rohingyas
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and its partners are turning to green and non-polluting technology, including solar power, to help provide safe water to Rohingya refugees living in the crowded settlements in Bangladesh.
Create conditions in Myanmar conducive to refugee returns: UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appeals to Myanmar to exert all efforts to create conditions conducive for voluntary return of the Rohingyas and address the root causes of the refugees’ displacement in line with the recommendations of the Kofi-Annan led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
We have failed Rohingya: UN goodwill ambassador Blanchett
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett, who visited a refugee camp in Bangladesh last year, says what she saw and heard there left her both “shocked and disturbed”.
UNHCR urges Asia-Pacific leaders to show ‘solidarity’ with Rohingyas
Head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi urges the government representatives and the business leaders from the Asia-Pacific region to offer more support and protection for over 700,000 Rohingyas who have fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar's Rakhine State over the past year.
UN wants tangible progress to improve conditions in Rakhine
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and UNDP, the UN's development agency, urges Myanmar authorities to make tangible progress to improve conditions in Rakhine State.
UNHCR, Govt Initiative: Database on Rohingya by year-end
The government and UNHCR are expected to complete a comprehensive and unified database of Rohingya refugees, who fled from Myanmar, in the next five to six months.
Walking the talk on international protection
The UNHCR statement that Rohingya refugees are in critical need of international protection warrants guarded optimism. We have said repeatedly in this column that any viable solution to this problem would require genuine and long-term international commitment.
Danger looms in Rohingya camps
Spokesperson of UNHCR Caroline Gluck said heavy and continuous shower in the Rohingya settlements puts hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas at a major risk.
