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A new Rohingya refugee woman cries as they arrive near the Kutupalang makeshift Refugee Camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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UNHCR’s Grandi Says KSRelief is the First to Send Team to Assess Rohingya Needs in Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Aid Center, also known as KSRelief, signed on Wednesday a joint cooperation pact with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, said the Saudi state-owned press agency, SPA. The agreement was...Caption:
A Rohingya family reaches the Bangladesh border after crossing a creek of the Naf river, on the border with Myanmar, near the town of Cox’s Bazar, on September 5, 2017. (AP)
UN: Myanmar Clearance Operations Aim to Prevent Rohingya’s Return
The United Nations human rights office accused on Wednesday security forces in Myanmar of not only violently driving away Muslim Rohingya from their homes in Rakhine state, but of also implementing “clearance operations” to prevent their return. The security forces...Caption:
A group of Rohingya refugees takes shelter at the Kutuupalang makeshift refugee camp, after crossing the Myanmar-Bangladesh border in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Reuters)
More than 10,000 Rohingya Flee to Bangladesh since Monday, Says UNHCR
More than 11,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees have arrived in Bangladesh from Myanmar on Monday in a new surge, said the United Nations refugee agency citing Bangladesh border guards. “We’re back in a situation of full alert as far as influxes are concerned....Caption:
Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, attends a news conference on his visit to Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugee crisis, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse