Bangladesh government chief calls for UN-backed 'safe zone' in Myanmar’s Rakhine

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Sm Najmus Sakib
DHAKA, Bangladesh
15.10.2024

Muhammad Yunus proposes safe zone to aid displaced and reduce Rohingya refugee influx.

Bangladesh transitional government chief Muhammad Yunus on Monday proposed creating a UN-guaranteed "safe zone" in Myanmar’s Rakhine state to aid displaced people and address the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Aljazeera
16 May 2023

Communications problems are making it difficult to assess the extent of the damage caused by the massive storm.

There were reports of considerable damage at the camps in Rakhine where many Rohingya are forced to live [Sai Aung Main/AFP]

 

Rescue and relief efforts are under way in northwestern Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh after Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore, with one humanitarian group working in the affected area saying hundreds had been killed and some Rohingya camps destroyed.