Need to promptly resolve root problem of Rohingya refugees: Marsudi

ANTARA
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi at the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) at the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday (December 13, 2023). (ANTARA/HO-Kemlu RI)

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, at the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) at the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, emphasized that the root problem of Rohingya refugees should be resolved immediately.

USAID Announced Additional $87 Million to Support Rohingya Refugees

 USAID

For Immediate Release

Office of Press Relations
press@usaid.gov
Thursday, December 14, 2023


Press Release


The United States, through USAID, will provide $87 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, specifically in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. This additional support brings U.S. humanitarian assistance in response to the Rohingya crisis to nearly $2.4 billion since the outbreak of violence in August 2017, including nearly $1.9 billion to assist Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.

Indonesia suspects human trafficking is behind the increasing number of Rohingya refugees

AP
By EDNA TARIGAN and RAHMAT MIRZA
December 8, 2023  

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s government blames a surge in human trafficking for the increasing number of Rohingya Muslims that have entered the country over the past few weeks, the Indonesian president said Friday.

Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar persecution, only to find India is no different: ‘we’re living terrible lives’

SCMP
Kamran YousufandDurdana Bhat
Published: 5 Dec, 2023

• More than 270 Rohingya Muslims have been detained indefinitely by Indian authorities in Jammu since March 2021, despite holding official refugee status
• The prolonged detentions have left many families shattered, as refugees decry the lack of official assistance and do not know whether those detained are still alive 
  

Mukhtayar Ahmad with his children in his rented makeshift shanty in the Narwal area of Jammu. Photo: Kamran Yousuf

 

Muktayar Ahmad and his family made the harrowing journey from Myanmar to the makeshift shanties of India’s Jammu 13 years ago, but their struggle is far from over. His family is just one of many among the city’s community of Rohingya refugees who have been torn apart by indefinite detentions by Indian authorities.

About 400 Rohingya at Risk of Perishing at Sea, U.N. Warns, Urging Rescue of Stranded Ships

TIME
By Koh Ewe
Updated: December 5, 2023 

A separate group of Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat as the community where they arrived decided not to allow them to land after providing food and water, in Pineung, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2023.Amanda Jufrian—AFP/Getty Images

 

 About 400 Rohingya Muslims have been stuck at sea in Southeast Asia for at least two weeks, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which is calling for “urgent action” by governments in the region to locate and rescue the stranded passengers.

Bangladesh: Why are Rohingya refugees fleeing to Indonesia?

DW
Arafatul Islam
November 29, 2023

More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims have arrived in Indonesia by boat this month. They have been fleeing Bangladesh's overcrowded refugee camps where conditions have worsened. 

An increasing number of Rohingya refugees are leaving the crowded camps of Cox's Bazar on the southeastern coast of Bangladesh and are making the 1,800-kilometer (1,120-mile) sea crossing south to Indonesia in rickety boats.

Gangs, extortion in Bangladesh camps driving Rohingya sea exodus

FRANCE 24
Issued on: 27/11/2023

Lhokseumawe (Indonesia) (AFP) – Holding his son's hand in a temporary shelter in Indonesia, Rohingya Mohamed Ridoi says he made the dangerous 12-day sea journey from massive refugee camps in Bangladesh to escape the pervasive threats of kidnapping, extortion and murder. 

Rohingya refugees say they fled escalating brutality in the camps in and around Cox's Bazar, which hold more than one million people © ZIKRI MAULANA / AFP 

The 27-year-old said he was starting a "peaceful life" in a temporary shelter in Indonesia's western Aceh Province, where more than 1,000 Rohingya people have arrived this month, the largest such influx since 2015.

About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent back to sea

The Jakata Post
Friday, November 17, 2023

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat after the nearby community decided not to allow them to land after giving them water and food in Pineung, Aceh province on November 16, 2023. (AFP/Amanda Jufrian)

About 250 Rohingya refugees in an overcrowded wooden boat have been turned away from Aceh and sent back to sea, residents said Friday.

Shifting global attention signals catastrophe for Rohingya refugees

ARAB NEWS
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim
November 05, 2023

Rohingya refugees walk towards the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh after fleeing from Myanmar. (AFP/File)

In the midst of turmoil in the Middle East, the world’s attention has been understandably preoccupied. Yet, there are corners of the globe where human suffering is unseen and happening in slow motion. The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh is one such tragedy. For years, Medecins Sans Frontieres has been a lifeline for Rohingya refugees, providing essential medical services to this vulnerable population. However, MSF has now reached a breaking point in several areas, and the consequences of this will have long-lasting, devastating effects on the Rohingya and place an even heavier burden on Bangladesh.

China-Mediated Plan to Repatriate Rohingya Refugees to Burma Advances Despite Fears of More Violence

DEMOCRACY NOW!
Nov 01, 2023

Burma is formalizing efforts to repatriate Rohingya refugees who’ve fled genocide and persecution since 2017. Burmese officials met with Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh Tuesday to discuss the repatriation plan, which was negotiated by Burma, Bangladesh and China back in April. Burma has said it’s ready to accept the return of some 3,000 Rohingya refugees by December. But refugees have refused to go back, fearing further violence. Rohingya leaders said certain demands should be met, including resettlement to their own land and being granted citizenship. Rohingya community members have also said they’ve been threatened into accepting repatriation, while Burmese officials claim the move would be voluntary. About 1 million Rohingya refugees live in Bangladesh. 

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UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises

The Final Call
AP
October 24, 2023

BANGKOK—The UN High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community on October 17 not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other world crises. More support is needed to help the displaced Rohingya and also relieve the burden on the countries hosting them, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said.

Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees must not be forgotten during other world crises, U.N. refugee chief says

NBC News
The Associated Press
Oct. 18, 2023,

Rohingya refugees at a camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in January.Fabeha Monir for NBC News

BANGKOK — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other world crises on Tuesday. More support is needed to help the displaced Rohingya and also relieve the burden on the countries hosting them, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said.

2023 High-Level Meeting on Rohingya Refugees,'The Road to the Global Refugee Forum'

UNHCR
Bangkok, Thailand
17 October 2023 

More than one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are being hosted in Asia. Bangladesh is hosting some 960,000 Rohingya. 102,000 refugees reside in Malaysia and 18,000 are registered in India.

SAV Explainer: International Law Has Failed to Protect the Rohingya Refugees

South Asian Voice
Written by Himel Rahman
October 10, 2023

On 25 August 2023, 1.3 million Rohingya refugees residing in southeastern Bangladesh observed ‘Genocide Day.’ This marked the 6th anniversary of their mass expulsion from northern Rakhine by the Tatmadaw, the Myanmar Armed Forces. The Rohingyas are one of the most persecuted ethnic minority groups in the world and the international community has so far failed to uphold their rights, allowing flagrant violations of international law.

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face new crisis as funding diminishes: UN

Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2023-09-27

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, now face a dire situation as aid funding diminishes, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.

The Rohingya, who have faced repeated climate shocks since their exodus from Myanmar seven years ago, now face hunger, deepening their vulnerabilities, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say living conditions worse than in Myanmar: Report

THE STRAIT TIMES
Tan Hui Yee
Indochina Bureau Chief
23 Sept 2023

The Rohingya refugees said living in camps fenced in by barbed wire and guarded checkpoints made it difficult to even move around within the camps in Bangladesh's Cox Bazar district. PHOTO: ST FILE

BANGKOK - A brutal military crackdown in 2017 forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh. But severe movement curbs, violence and extortion these Muslims now face in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps are making some so desperate that they are thinking about suicide, according to a report released on Friday.

Cox’s Bazar is a town on the south-east coast of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh hosts about one million Rohingya refugees who have dim prospects of returning home after a February 2021 military coup plunged Myanmar into turmoil.

Expanded Solutions and Enhanced Resilience: A Multi-Stakeholder Pledge for Rohingya Refugees

 

 

 

UK provides £3,000,000 of new humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees

GOV.UK

From: British High Commission Dhaka
Published12 September 2023

This funding will help refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char access healthcare, clean water, hygiene and sanitation services, and cooking fuel.

 

Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), has announced that the UK will provide £3,000,000 (around 42 crore taka) of new funding through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.

OIC Urges Global Action for Safe Return of Rohingya Refugees

NEWS GHANA
August 27, 2023 

Rohingya refugees and humanitarians have faced unprecedented challenges in 2023, including fires, cyclones, and ongoing threats of monsoon-related disasters, putting their resilience to the test. Photo: IOM

August 25, 2023 marked the sixth anniversary of genocide against Rohingya Muslims and their forced mass displacement and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State and the beginning of huge refugee influx of these people to Bangladesh.

The OIC stands with the victims and survivors of this human tragedy and reiterates its commitment to pursue justice and accountability for the atrocities committed by the Myanmar military, especially at the International Court of Justice.

Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar only to ‘live in fear’ in India

Aljazeera
By Vipul Kumar
Published On 17 Aug 2023

In Nuh, the only Muslim-majority district in the state of Haryana, Rohingya refugees live in fear of violence and detention.

Children playing in one of the two Rohingya camps in Nuh [Vipul Kumar/Al Jazeera]

 

Nuh, India – Abdul Jabbar, a Rohingya refugee living in a camp 80km (50 miles) from New Delhi, went to a nearby store earlier this month to find out what was keeping his 14-year-old son, who had left hours earlier to buy powdered pepper for that night’s meal.