June 2025

Long road to Rohingya repatriation OVER the past decade, the international community has watched the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar evolve into one of the most pressing humanitarian emergencies of our time. At the centre of the response has been the United Nations — praised for its humanitarian efforts, yet criticised […]

48 Rohingyas registered in India pushed into Bangladesh The Border Security Force of India has recently pushed at least 122 Rohingyas, including 48 registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in India, into Bangladesh. The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner said that they could detect […]

The education of almost a quarter million Rohingya refugee children at risk – UNICEF calls for urgent funding The education of around 230,000 Rohingya refugee children is under threat due to an acute and deepening funding crisis, UNICEF warned today. Without immediate and sustained financial aid, support across all areas […]

UNHCR fears extreme desperation led to deaths of 427 Rohingya at sea UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned about reports of two boat tragedies off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with estimates that 427 Rohingya perished at sea. This would be the deadliest tragedy at sea […]

IOM leads relief efforts as monsoon rains damage nearly 2000 shelters in Rohingya camps Days of intense monsoon rains and high winds have triggered landslides, floods, and widespread damage across the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, impacting nearly 16,000 people across 17 IOM-managed camps, injuring at least 14 […]

UNICEF pulls plug on Rohingya, host community education In a major scale-back of its education program in Cox’s Bazar, Unicef has confirmed that more than 1,179 host community volunteer teachers will be laid off, all Unicef-supported learning centres in the Rohingya camps will shut down from June 6, and key […]

Solid Waste Management Transforms Rohingya Camps UNDP and BRAC pioneer waste solutions for healthier, greener refugee settlements. Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar hosts the world’s largest refugee camp, home to over a million Rohingya. With limited space and poor waste systems, solid waste, especially plastic and paper, poses serious health and […]

India pushes 1,272 people, including Indians, Rohingya, into Bangladesh in 27 days Bangladesh said Wednesday that neighbouring India has pushed more than 1,270 people across its border in the past month, mainly Bangladeshis, but also Indian citizens and Rohingya refugees. Bangladesh, largely encircled by land by India, has seen relations […]

UNICEF ends contracts of 1,179 teachers for Rohingya children The United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has terminated contracts with 1,179 local teachers engaged in educating Rohingya children in Cox’s Bazar, citing a global “crisis” in humanitarian funding. In a statement on Tuesday, the organisation said: “The global shortfall in humanitarian […]