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Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water

Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water

Sep 30, 2017, at 09:54 am

New York, Sept 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday that it has started distributing plastic sheeting and essential relief items to Rohingyas arriving in from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, as part of a massive effort to cut the time refugees spend in the open.

Greece: UN agency cites struggle to provide shelter for asylum-seekers as winter arrives

Greece: UN agency cites struggle to provide shelter for asylum-seekers as winter arrives

Dec 10, 2016, at 01:13 pm

New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): As winter closes in on Greece, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday that improving living conditions for asylum-seekers and migrants is the ‘number one priority’ for humanitarian actors in the country and urged the European Union to speed up its relocation efforts.

UN agencies provide shelter, clean water to families displaced amid Iraq’s Mosul offensive

UN agencies provide shelter, clean water to families displaced amid Iraq’s Mosul offensive

Oct 22, 2016, at 05:18 am

New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): With the military offensive still unfolding in Mosul, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) are rushing to provide shelter, drinking water, and sanitation services for displaced families and children.