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Redouble efforts to find solution to Rohingya crisis: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has stressed that the international community and countries in the region must redouble their efforts not only maintain support for Rohingyas and their hosts, but also adapt to critical new needs and expand the search for solutions.
Three Rohingyas die in Indonesia after ordeal at sea
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has said it is saddened by the deaths of three Rohingya refugees who disembarked in northern Aceh, Indonesia last week.
UNHCR welcomes life-saving disembarkation of around 300 Rohingyas in Indonesian coast
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the life-saving disembarkation of approximately 300 Rohingya refugees off the northern coast of Aceh, Indonesia early Monday.
Coronavirus a dire threat to refugee education: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, predicts that the potential of millions of young refugees living in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities will be further threatened unless immediate and bold action is taken by the international community to beat back the catastrophic effects of COVID-19 on refugee education.
Three years in review: No end in sight to Rohingya crisis
Myanmar has not taken a single Rohingya back home till date although the crisis enters the fourth year within a couple of days amid "lack of conducive conditions" in Rakhine required for a safe and sustainable return of Rohingyas, officials said.
Public health response in Rohingya camps on alert
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has said there are serious concerns about the potentially severe impact of the virus in the densely populated Rohingya settlements in Cox's Bazar.
Rohingya Repatriation: UNDP, UNHCR, Myanmar extend MoU
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday agreed with the government of Myanmar to extend the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for activities in Rakhine State amid no repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh.
Rohingyas rescued from boat largely registered with camps: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has said nearly 400 Rohingyas who arrived by boat recently are mostly registered with the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district.
"We’re still completing individual interviews with all of the newly arrived refugees. So far, no refugee claims to have boarded from Myanmar," Louise Donovan, a Spokesperson at Cox's Bazar office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told UNB.
At the end of the 14 days quarantine period, they will return to their families and their shelters within the camps, said the official at the UNHCR mentioning that the vast majority are already registered in Cox’s Bazar camps.
On April 16, members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 396 Rohingya people from a boat which was denied entry by Malaysia.
The Bangladesh authorities and UNHCR worked together to facilitate the safe disembarkation of the 400 Rohingyas who arrived by boat.
Under government directives, they are in quarantine to confirm they are free of COVID-19.
These Rohingyas passed through a horrifying ten-week ordeal, where they faced starvation, dehydration and physical abuse, according to the UNHCR.
"Many died and were tossed overboard. With support from the government, UNHCR and our partners, they’re now recovering," said the UNHCR Spokesperson.
Saving lives at sea must be a collective effort: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has sought greater coordination and responsibility-sharing by states to address the maritime movements of refugees and asylum-seekers in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea saving lives.
COVID-19: UNHCR warns of severe consequences of annual monsoon in Bangladesh
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Tuesday warned of life-threatening consequences if annual monsoon preparations cannot be completed on time in Bangladesh amid the global outbreak of COVID-19.