Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Difficult for Rohingya Refugees to Return to Myanmar: Expert

July 10, 2018July 12, 2018 RMN News Bangladesh, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said Monday the Government’s failure to

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees travel by boat from Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal to Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar district, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF/Patrick Brown

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New Agreement to Facilitate the Return of Rohingya Refugees

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 RMN News Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the understanding reached between UN agencies and Myanmar on creating conditions that would

Rohingya refugees, including infants and children, on a makeshift raft made of logs, bamboo poles and jerrycans are brought to shore through the mangroves after they crossed the Naf River, which demarcates the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh, Sunday 12 November 2017. Photo: UNICEF

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UN Needs Nearly $1 Billion for Rohingya Refugees

March 17, 2018March 19, 2018 RMN News Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, UN

To meet the urgent needs of nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees and more than 330,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in the communities hosting

From 21-24 February 2016, UNRWA distributed 19,160 thermal blankets to approximately 5,700 Palestinian refugee and other civilian families from the besieged and hard to reach Syrian communities of Yarmouk, Yalda, Babila and Beit Saham. Photo: UNRWA

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UN Agency Seeks $800 Million Aid for Palestine Refugees

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 RMN News Palestine, Refugees, UN

Facing an acute funding shortage, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees is seeking more than $800 million for its

President Donald Trump. Photo: White House

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Trump Allows 45000 Refugees to Enter the U.S. in 2018

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 RMN News Donald Trump, FBI, Refugees

In the America First Refugee Program, President Donald Trump has decided that up to 45,000 refugees may be admitted into

Residents of the Thet Kae Pyin camp for displaced people in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. (file) Photo: OCHA/P.Peron

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400,000 Refugees Flee Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar

September 19, 2017September 21, 2017 RMN News Bangladesh, Ethnic, Myanmar, Refugees

As world leaders are meeting at the UN General Assembly, almost 400,000 refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. According to