China, as part of its three-phase steps, has urged Myanmar to start repatriation of Rohingyas as soon as possible saying it attaches great importance to Rohingya crisis.
Category: Migration
Verification to help find solutions for Rohingyas: UN
The United Nations has said the verification process of Rohingyas in Bangladesh will help to find solutions for the roughly 900,000 Rohingyas who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh.
Planting seeds for a safer future
By Abdullah Mashrif IN PREPARATION OF MONSOON SEASON, THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) IS TURNING TO INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN COX’S BAZAR. IOM IS PLANTING VETIVER GRASS ALL OVER THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE…
Rohingya rape survivors’ babies arrive: Tale of woes
By Kristen Gelineau Ukhiya, Bangladesh (AP) — Tucked away in the shadows of her family’s bamboo shelter, the girl hid from the world. She was 13, and she was petrified. Two months earlier, soldiers had broken into her home back…
Refer Myanmar to ICC for crimes against Rohingya: UNHCR
Dhaka, July 4 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to immediately refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) so that all allegations of crimes against humanity and…
ICRC for responsible leadership to resolve Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, July 3 – Recognising the progress made so far, ICRC President Peter Maurer on Tuesday laid emphasis on “responsible leadership” to resolve the Rohingya crisis and help Rohingyas go back to their homeland with all their rights.
Mediterranean – over 200 migrants drown in 3 days
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Jul 1 2018 (IOM) – This weekend, some 204 migrants have died at sea off Libya, pushing the total number of migrant drownings in the entire Mediterranean so far this year to over 1,000…
Step up supports for Rohingyas: UN chief’s appeal
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called upon the international community to step up efforts to help Rohingyas living in Bangladesh.
Don’t blame victims for EU’s migration crisis
In the pre-9/11 period, there was a Development Aid System (DAS) of transferring capital from rich to poor countries to encourage economic and social transformation. It was designed to take capital to labour. Its effect was to retain labour in…
UN to put more pressure on Myanmar: Guterres
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said they will put more pressure on Myanmar to make them understand what they should do over the Rohingya issue.
Fear turns into joy: Rescue boat saves 60 in Mediterranean
Aboard The Open Arms In The Mediterranean Sea, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — The full moon was the only light as a terrified 9-year-old boy from the Central African Republic climbed into a rubber dinghy held them together with duct tape,…
Melania Trump seeing lots, saying little at migrant centers
Washington, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Melania Trump lit up when a 3-year-old boy darted out of “Family Unit 8” at a migrant centre in Tucson, Arizona.
Protection of climate displaced people urged
Dhaka, Jun 30 – Speakers at an event in Geneva on Friday have pleaded for a rights-based protection framework and adaptation-based resilience as the fundamental need for climate displaced people.
Pinch of pressure’ mounts on Myanmar
Dhaka – A number of high-profile visits to Bangladesh, including that of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, indicate that Myanmar is under ‘another spell of pressure’ from the international community over Rohingya issue, experts say.
ICRC President in Dhaka – Rohingya camp visit soon
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer arrived here on Saturday afternoon to observe ICRC’s work in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
UNHCR chief, UN Special Rapporteur in Dhaka
Dhaka, Jun 29 – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee arrived here on Friday to meet Rohingyas in various locations of Cox’s Bazar. Filippo…
EU leaders hail migrant plan
European Union leaders declared victory Friday, claiming to have set aside major differences over how best to handle migrant arrivals as they commissioned new plans to screen people in North Africa for eligibility to enter Europe.
Beijing assures Dhaka of facilitating Rohingya return
China has assured Bangladesh of facilitating the return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh as Dhaka sought active support from Beijing to this end.
One of every seven on earth a migrant: William L. Swing
By International Organization for Migration Jun 28, 2018 (IOM) – Migration is one of the major defining factors of our time. Today, one billion people – one out of seven people in the world – are migrants, including over 250…
What football teaches us about migration
By International Organization for Migration Jun 26, 2018 (IOM) – Football is more than just a popular sport in many societies. Regardless of origin, social class or skin colour, if there is any sport that can give one a sense…
UN for addressing root causes of Rohingya crisis
The United Nations on Saturday commended the commitment demonstrated by the government of Bangladesh in supporting the Rohingya refugees and highlighted that the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar must be addressed.
Empowering refugees, displaced ones through digital identity
Submitted by Nicholas Oakeshott ; co-authors: Jonathan Marskell, Emily Weedon Chapman, Marie Benihirwe Fardowsa, a 20-year old Somali refugee in Uganda, knows the vital importance of identity documents to refugees. She and her family were forced to flee her homeland…
Trump’s order changes one harmful order for another
In a McAllen immigration detention center last week, I talked to a cheerful 5-year-old boy and his mother. They’d crossed into the United States seeking safety after fleeing violence and threats at home. Later that day, US Customs and Border…
IOM comic books to make Rohingyas aware against trafficking
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has launched a series of new comic books, which tell the true-life stories of Rohingyas who have fallen victim to human trafficking, to raise awareness among those vulnerable to the crime in South Bangladesh.
US states sue Washington over immigrant separation
Several US states are suing the Trump administration over its “zero tolerance” policy that led to thousands of migrant children being split from their families on the US border with Mexico.
Trump retreats, but thousands of families may remain apart
President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and children together for an indefinite period.
Bangladesh among 3 nations hosting half of world’s refugees
Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year. Never before has the world registered a larger number of people displaced by war and persecution.
Hearing on Rohingya issue held in ICC; decision pending
Dhaka, Jun 20 – A closed-door hearing on Bangladesh’s submission on Rohingya issue was held at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday but a decision in this regard is still waiting.
Art show on Rohingyas begins in Dhaka
Dhaka, Jun 21 – A weeklong art exhibition on Rohingya refugees kicked off at Liberation War Museum on Wednesday with lighting the candles.
Guatemalan man recalls fear, agony of separation from child
Provo, Jun 21 (AP/UNB) — Three-year-old Genesis Gonzalez Lopez giggled excitedly as she played with her father at a sunny Utah park, zipping down a slide again and again into his arms.