In Bangladesh, UNHCR’s Grandi calls for sustained support and solutions for Rohingya refugees

In Bangladesh, UNHCR’s Grandi calls for sustained support and solutions for Rohingya refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets refugees working at a production centre for making female underwear and reusable sanitary napkins run in partnership with UNIQLO in Kutupalong refugee camp. © UNHCR/Shari Nijman DHAKA – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, underscored UNHCR’s unwavering commitment to supporting 1 million Rohingya refugees hosted in Bangladesh as he completed a four-day visit to the country …

UNHCR chief calls for urgent repatriation - The New Nation

Staff Reporter : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has reaffirmed the agency’s steadfast support for over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, stressing the urgent need to create conditions for their safe and voluntary repatriation to Myanmar. Concluding his four-day visit to Bangladesh on Sunday, Grandi acknowledged the significant burden the crisis has placed on Bangladesh and urged the international …

According to Filippo Grandi, they are vulnerable to natural disasters and rely almost entirely on humanitarian aid to meet their basic needs. “If international aid is significantly reduced – which is likely to happen – the enormous work being done by the Bangladeshi government, aid agencies and the refugees themselves will be severely affected, exposing […]