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FIFA launches 2022 World Cup legacy fund for initiatives with WHO, WTO and UNHCR

FIFA launched a $50 million legacy fund for social programmes on Wednesday in collaboration with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

'Life Through Rohingya Eyes' sheds light on life of Rohingya refugees

Documented by 19 bright Rohingya photographers, the exhibition–a joint endeavor of UNHCR and the Bangladesh Liberation War Museum under the Rohingyatographer Collective–tells a tale of oppression, pain, resilience, and hope.

Tahsan’s UNHCR goodwill ambassador term extended

Tahsan is one of the 40 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors globally.

ROHINGYA GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY / ‘Rohingya refugees need education to take control of their future’

Rohingya human rights activist Razia Sultana talks to Shuprova Tasneem from The Daily Star on Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.

Solidarity for refugees: Whoever, wherever, whenever

A record 100 million people are currently displaced around the world. Almost one million of these refugees live in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.

Over 100mn driven from their homes around the world: UNHCR

More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing new data about those escaping violence, conflict, persecution and human rights violations.

‘Difficult to say when situation to be conducive for Rohingya repatriation’

UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements says it is difficult to say exactly when the environment will be conducive for Rohingya repatriation.

‘Over 1.50 lakh Bangladeshis sought political asylum in last 5yrs’

The rate of seeking political asylum by Bangladeshis in overseas doubled in last five years due to repressive political environment and violation of basic rights in the country, says Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA).

Rohingya Return: UNHCR, UNDP extend deal with Myanmar

The UN Refugee Agency and the UNDP yesterday signed an extension of an MoU with Myanmar for one year. The deal is aimed at creating conducive conditions for voluntary and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas from Bangladesh.

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

A trip down the path of horror

The four were in a hurry, had little time to bargain for the cricket bat's price. Most excited among them, Nur Alam pulled out his moneybag hurriedly, paid Tk 300 and almost snatched the bat from the salesman.

May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015

Malaysia finds 139 graves at ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps

Malaysian authorities find 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have been used by gangs.

May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015

UNHCR welcomes commitment to resolve migrant crisis

The UN Refugee agency, UNHCR, welcomes the commitment announced by the foreign ministers of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand to resolve the migrant crisis.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

UN bodies call to protect stranded migrants

UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM and SRSG calls upon leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to protect the trafficking victims now stranded at sea.

May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

Pushbacks endanger thousands in Bay: UN rights body chief

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urges governments in the South East Asia region to take swift action to protect their lives.

May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015

First priority is to save lives of migrants: UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expresses grave concern over reports that Indonesia and Malaysia have pushed back boats carrying vulnerable people from Myanmar and Bangladesh.

May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015

25,000 Rohingya, Bangladeshi fortune-seekers trafficked in 3 months: UNHCR

UNHCR report says some 25,000 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis boarded smugglers' boats from the Bay of Bengal between January and March this year, almost double the number over the same period in 2014.

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