Is there hope for Rohingya?

Today marks three years since the Rohingya people fled violence and persecution in Rakhine State in Myanmar. An estimated 730,000 refugees have crossed into Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh to find safety and security.

Are Rohingya refugees allowed to work Bangladesh?

Yet the Rohingya have few rights in Bangladesh. Since their arrival, they have not had the right to work or freedom of movement, leading to economic precarity and security tensions. Without increased pressure on Myanmar to accept returns, Bangladesh is unlikely to extend these rights any time soon.

How can I help Myanmar now?

Here are five ways you can help support those on the ground in Myanmar right now.

1. Donate directly to a local organization on the ground in Myanmar.
2. Donate to a humanitarian aid organization providing assistance in Myanmar.
3. Contact your representatives.
4. Support local journalism.
5. Educate yourself and others on social media.

How many Rohingya refugees are there in Bangladesh 2021?

Currently, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that, as of Sept. 30, 2021, there are 902,947 individuals (190,662 families) residing in camps in Bangladesh.

Who is helping Rohingya refugees?

Since the beginning of the refugee crisis in 2017, World Vision, in partnership with the Bangladesh government and U.N. agencies, is caring for 265,000 Rohingya refugees with life-saving assistance and helping improve living conditions in the Rohingya refugee camps.

What is the future of Rohingya refugees in Myanmar?

Now, the nearly 700,000 Rohingya people who have fled the military-led violence in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh face an uncertain future. In Myanmar, the government continues to deny the mass killings, and is building what human rights groups describe as prisons for Rohingya who return.

What’s the difference between Myanmar and Bangladesh’s Rohingya crisis?

In Myanmar, the government continues to deny the mass killings, and is building what human rights groups describe as prisons for Rohingya who return. But in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, conditions are bleak and political pressure against them is mounting.

Is monsoon season a threat to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?

In the meantime, monsoon season is quickly approaching — and with it the threat of mudslides and disease for the Rohingya men, women and children who call the camps home. “They have nowhere to go. They are unwanted,” Gittleman said.

What is the international community doing about the Rohingya crisis?

The international community, from the U.N. to the U.S., supports repatriation — returning the Rohingya people to their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Late last month, Myanmar’s leader, Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, invited a U.N. delegation to Rakhine State.