Bangladesh: 2 Rohingya 'drug peddlers' killed in Cox's Bazar gunfight
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Two suspected Rohingya drug traders were killed in a gunfight with Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in Nanirbari area of Abrang village under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Monday, BGB said.
International Court Rules on emergency measures in Myanmar to protect Rohingya minority
Jan 23, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Thursday that conditions were met for emergency measures in Myanmar to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority on the request of the Gambia, obliging Myanmar to ensure that its armed units do not commit or incite genocide. In November, the Gambia initiated proceedings at the ICJ against Myanmar accusing it of committing atrocities on massive scale against the Rohingya Muslims residing within its territory.
UN chief heads to Bangladesh to spotlight continuing perils facing Rohingya refugees
Jun 30, 2018, at 08:30 am
New York, June 30 (IBNS): The continuing plight of nearly one million Rohingya refugees driven from their homes in Myanmar will be the focus of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres when he travels to Bangladesh this weekend – the country where they have found safe-haven.
Rohingya crisis: UN agencies focus on improving access as overcrowded camps hampers response
Oct 28, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): As the number of Rohingya refugees sheltering in southern Bangladesh crosses 800,000, United Nations agencies responding to the crisis are working hard to ensure access in the difficult to reach area so that much needed assistance can be delivered in a timely manner.
Attacks against Rohingya ‘a ploy’ to drive them away; prevent their return – UN rights chief
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Brutal, well-organized, coordinated and systematic attacks have been carried out against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar, with the intention of not just driving them away but also preventing their return, a new United Nations human rights report has revealed.
UN seeks more funds to assist Rohingya amid world's fastest growing refugee crisis
Oct 07, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are seeking more funds to cope with the mass exodus of people fleeing violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh, which the top UN aid official described the world's fastest growing refugee crisis.
Horrific accounts of sexual violence against Rohingya ‘just tip of the iceberg’ – UN agency
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:26 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Warning that the horrific accounts of rape and sexual assault against Rohingya women and girls fleeing unrest in Myanmar could be “just the tip of the iceberg,†the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) underscored the need to ensure that such violence is prevented and called for additional resources so that it can reach all those in need of assistance.
UN rights experts urge Member States to ‘go beyond statements,’ take action to help Rohingya
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:43 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): A month on from counter-terror operations following attacks on police outposts in Myanmar’s Rakhine province, seven United Nations rights experts have called on the Government to stop all violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community as well as on the global community to “go beyond†statements and take action to save them.
In Bangladesh, UN refugee chief warns influx of Rohingya outpaces capacities to respond
Sep 26, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Sept 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief on Monday called for ramped-up support for an estimated 436,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in the last month, warning that the massive influx of people seeking safety far outpaces capacities to respond.
Rohingya crisis one of the fastest growing in recent years, warns UN refugee agency
Sep 16, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Sept 16(Just Earth News): The humanitarian situation in parts of Bangladesh sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees continues to deteriorate, making the crisis one of the fastest growing refugee crises of recent years, according to the United Nations.
UNICEF scales-up relief for Rohingya facing critical 'shortages of everything'
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:38 am
New York, Sept 14(Just Earth News): Amid an acute shortage of humanitarian supplies for the thousands of Rohingya arriving every day in Bangladesh, having fled violence in Myanmar, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is undertaking a “massive†scale-up of its emergency operations to ensure that those most vulnerable are not endangered further.
UN and partners aiding ‘unprecedented’ flow of refugees from Myanmar
Sep 13, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Sept 13(Just Earth News): The flow of desperate Rohingya fleeing across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh is unprecedented in terms of volume and speed, United Nations humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday, amid calls for international support for the emergency response.
UN human rights chief points to ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar
Sep 12, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Sept 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Monday lashed out at the treatment of the Rohingya in Myanmar which has led to more than 300,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh in the past three weeks, as security forces and local militia reportedly burn villages and shoot civilians.
UN scales up response as 270,000 flee Myanmar into Bangladesh in two weeks
Sep 09, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency on Friday confirmed that 270,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, and the number of new arrivals continues to increase.