US EditionBangladesh calls for urgent action to prevent ‘catastrophic’ Rohingya aid crisis
Bangladesh warns aid cuts risk worsening hunger for 1.3 million Rohingya refugees in overcrowded camps amid ongoing conflict and calls for urgent international funding.
- On Friday, Muhammad Yunus told the United Nations General Assembly that the Rohingya crisis is on the brink as international aid dries up, urging immediate global action to avert catastrophe.
- Bangladesh is sheltering about 1.3 million Rohingya who fled a 2017 military crackdown U.N. investigators called ethnic cleansing, while fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine state forced 150,000 more to flee over the past year.
- In Cox's Bazar, refugees face overcrowded bamboo shelters, closed schools, and Yunus warned monthly food rations may be halved to $6 per person, worsening hunger soon.
- The World Food Programme warned of a critical funding shortfall as Rohingya camps risk collapse, and Muhammad Yunus said gaps could deepen hunger and drive refugees to desperate measures.
- He urged neighbouring countries and the wider international community to press Myanmar's military and Rakhine armed groups for change, and Dhaka expects the September 30 high-level conference to mobilize new funding and a time-bound roadmap.
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Bangladesh calls for urgent action to prevent ‘catastrophic’ Rohingya aid crisis
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that the Rohingya refugee crisis is on the brink of collapse as international aid dries up, urging immediate global action to prevent “a catastrophic situation.”
'On the Brink': Bangladesh’s Yunus calls urgent global action to avert ‘catastrophic’ Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that the Rohingya refugee crisis is on the brink of collapse as international aid dries up, urging immediate global action to prevent “a catastrophic situation.”
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Bangladesh's interim leader seeks donors' help at UN to avert disaster in Rohingya camps
'Without urgent new funding, the monthly ration may have to be halved to a paltry $6 per person, pushing the Rohingya deeper into hunger, accentuating their malnutrition,' says Muhammad Yunus - Anadolu Ajansı
Yunus Raises Alarm Over Rohingya Crisis In UNGA Speech
Chief Adviser of the interim government in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus has warned about the Rohingya crisis in his speech at the 80th UN General Assembly. He warned that eight years on, “the ongoing conflict in our neighbouring country, Myanmar, has created a situation of deep concern for the entire region.” He stressed that the crisis is far from resolution, as Rohingya continue to flee persecution in Rakhine State. “Deprivation of rights and pe…
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