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The US and other Western countries have been reducing their funding, prioritising their defence spending instead.
Rohingya activists warn of “a repeated cycle: fragmentation, new group names, personal ambitions replacing real strategy.” ...
As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread displacement, the United Nations warned on Thursday that ...
It said the monthly food rations will be halved from $12.5 to $6 per person beginning from April, marking a significant reduction in rations which charities say were already insufficient. “There ...
Arakan Rohingya National Council urges UN Security Council to hold group accountable for crimes against humanity ...
A previous round of ration cuts to Rohingya in 2023, which reduced the amount of food rations to $8 monthly, led to a sharp increase in hunger and malnutrition, according to the UN.
When the Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) unveiled itself on July 13, Bangladeshi and other news sites obligingly reproduced its press release almost word for word. The self‑described “most ...
Under an agreement signed by Yangon and Dhaka, Rohingya refugees should have started to return to Myanmar in January. But the UN and rights groups say the move is dangerously premature.
Grandi said financial contributions for Rohingya relief have declined, and the U.N.’s mission plan for this year is “barely 40% funded,” a sharp drop from about 60%-70% in previous years.
However, in January the military admitted involvement in the killing of 10 Rohingya buried in a mass grave. The UN and the US say they believe the violence constitutes ethnic cleansing.
Indian authorities last week allegedly forced dozens of Rohingya refugees off a naval vessel into the sea near Myanmar after providing them with life jackets, a United Nations agency, family ...