Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

UNDP says without urgent action, 95 percent of the population will regress into survival mode. Myanmar‘s war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a new United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at risk of starvation. “Rakhine’s economy has stopped functioning,” said…

Six dead as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar arrives in Indonesia | Rohingya News

Six dead as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar arrives in Indonesia | Rohingya News

Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island after escaping on a rickety boat. Six people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province in the latest wave of arrivals from Myanmar in recent days. Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of a local…

‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News

‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News

Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held rallies in camps to mark the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown in Myanmar that forced them to flee. Refugees from children to the…

Bangladesh’s Yunus promises support to Rohingya in first policy speech | Rohingya News

Bangladesh’s Yunus promises support to Rohingya in first policy speech | Rohingya News

Bangladesh’s interim prime minister has also pledged to maintain the country’s important garment industry. Muhammad Yunus, the interim leader of Bangladesh, has delivered his first major government policy address in which he promised to support the Rohingya community seeking refuge in the country and maintain Bangladesh’s garment trade. Setting out…

More injured Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar war intensifies | Rohingya News

More injured Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar war intensifies | Rohingya News

Medical charity MSF warns of urgent need to protect civilians caught up in escalating conflict in western Rakhine State. More Rohingya are arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar with war-related injuries amid escalating conflict between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) in western Rakhine State, according to international medical group…

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine | Conflict News

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine | Conflict News

Since war resumed in his native Rakhine State last November, Thura Maung has seen his options narrow. The 18-year-old, from the state’s ethnic Rakhine majority, first fled his home in the coastal town of Myebon in December, when clashes between the military and autonomy-seeking Arakha Army – formerly known as…

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar | Rohingya News

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar | Rohingya News

UN rights chief Volker Turk urges Bangladesh, other countries ‘to provide effective protection’ to the latest refugees. Escalating violence in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State has forced another 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, the United Nations warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings and burnings of property. Clashes have rocked Rakhine State…

Rohingya in India accuse Modi of double standards on citizenship law | Rohingya News

Rohingya in India accuse Modi of double standards on citizenship law | Rohingya News

Kolkata, India – Muhammad Hamin has been unable to sleep at night since March 8 when the government of the northeast Indian state of Manipur ordered the deportation of Rohingya refugees. On that day, the state’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh – who belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya…

Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN | Human Trafficking News

Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN | Human Trafficking News

Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea journeys in search of safety. Conflict, climate and the demand for low-paid labour in countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, with corruption as a “major enabler”, are driving the growth of the people smuggling trade in Southeast…