Situation Myanmar Situation - UNHCR
This new displacement comes on top of a protracted refugee situation in the region comprising of refugees from Rakhine State’s Rohingya community, of whom majority are currently protected in Bangladesh, with smaller numbers in Malaysia and India.
World Report 2025: Myanmar | Human Rights Watch
Refugees from the conflict are increasingly fleeing to neighboring countries and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained - USA for UNHCR
Aug 22, 2024 · How did the Rohingya refugee crisis begin? The Rohingya have suffered decades of violence, discrimination and persecution in Myanmar. Their largest exodus began in August 2017 after a massive wave of violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, forcing more than 742,000 people - half of them children - to seek refuge in Bangladesh.
Myanmar Rohingya: What you need to know about the crisis - BBC
Jan 23, 2020 · In August 2017, a deadly crackdown by Myanmar's army on Rohingya Muslims sent hundreds of thousands fleeing across the border into Bangladesh. They risked everything to escape by sea or on foot...
Jun 15, 2021 · Violence and discrimination against the Rohingya, fueled by the narrative that they are a relatively recent, distinctive social group that do not belong in the modern Myanmar state, has been frequent in recent years.17 But the current refugee crisis took a horrific turn in late August and early September 2017.
Myanmar - UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Are you a refugee or asylum-seeker in Myanmar? Find information about your rights and available services on our HELP site. For up-to-date information about our programmes and operations in Myanmar, including funding level and donor contributions, visit …
Far from the Headlines: Myanmar – The Rohingya crisis
May 3, 2024 · The Rohingya have endured decades of persecution and discrimination in Myanmar, prompting over 1 million Rohingya refugees to flee violence in successive waves of displacement since the 1990s.
Myanmar situation - Global Focus
A surge in the conflict in Myanmar since October 2023 has increased displacement within the country and outflows across the border, and the protection and humanitarian outlook for 2025 appears increasingly bleak and likely to worsen.
The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees - Al Jazeera
Jun 20, 2024 · The 22-year-old Rohingya refugee makes about 2,400 Malaysian ringgit ($510) a month, which he uses for his daily expenses and to pay off a 10,000 Malaysian ringgit ($2,123) …
Rohingya Refugee Crisis - UN News
Aug 23, 2018 · During the last year, more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees were forced to leave their homes in Myanmar to escape violence and discrimination. Entire villages were burned to the ground,...