The impact of financial assistance through volunteer programmes in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, June 2022
Key report insightsBangladesh is among the top ten refugee-receiving countries globally, hosting over 920,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who have little opportunity to formally interact with the host country’s economy. In addition to in-kind assist…
Cover Stories and Burner Phones: How Myanmar Journalists Report Under Military Rule
From cover stories to burner phones, Myanmar’s journalists are resorting to unconventional methods to report on life under military rule.The space for media has shrunk drastically since Myanmar’s military seized power in 2021. More than 120 journalists…
Attacks on Health Care Bi-Monthly News Brief: 01-14 June 2022
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Global Humanitarian Overview 2022, Mid-Year Update (Snapshot as of 21 June 2022)
Inter-Agency Coordinated Appeals Mid-Year UpdateAs of mid-June 2022, the Global Humanitarian Overview requires $46.3 billion to assist 204 million of the 306 million people in need.1 The GHO is made up of 28 Humanitarian Response Plans (HRP), seven reg…
Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to Prison in Myanmar’s Capital
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was transferred Wednesday to a prison in the country’s capital.The ongoing legal proceedings against her are also shifting from a courtroom to a newly built facility in the prison compound.Suu Kyi has been charged…
UN Expert Calls Myanmar’s Pledge for Clean Elections ‘Preposterous’
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Military-ruled Myanmar’s promise of free and fair elections next year is “preposterous,” a U.N. expert said Thursday as he warned the international community not to fall for the army regime’s propaganda to legitimize its rule….
Death sentences announced by Myanmar military may constitute a serious international crime – Statement by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
Geneva, 20 June 2022 – The Independent Mechanism for Myanmar is closely following events surrounding the recent announcement by the Myanmar military that it intends to carry out death sentences imposed on four individuals by military courts following n…
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (14 – 20 June 2022)
BANGLADESHHeavy monsoon rains and flash floods have affected an estimated 6.8 million people in the northeastern part of Bangladesh. Some 459,567 people have been evacuated to 1432 safety centers. The floods struck at a time when affected communities w…
Bangladesh: “Engage with us to find a durable solution”
By San thai Shin in Cox’s BazarSince 2021 big fire incidents have been rife in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Many of us lost livelihood opportunities such as shops, as well as belongings which we brought from Myanmar. On top of that, Bangla…