United Nations, Oct 28: As the number of Rohingya refugees sheltering in southern Bangladesh crosses 800,000, United Nations agencies responding to the crisis are working hard to ensure access in the difficult to reach area so that much needed assistance can be delivered in a timely manner.
“With so many people having settled in such a small area, site planning and management is vital for the protection of Rohingya refugees,” noted the UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in a news release here on Friday.
“We are working with [humanitarian] partners and the government to ensure access to displacement sites, all of which developed on hilly terrain, which is extremely difficult to reach with services,” it added.
There are now 817,000 refugees in Cox’s Bazar (the southern-most district of Bangladesh) including 200,000 who had been seeking refuge there prior to the exodus that began in late August.
All but 46,000 among them are living in makeshift shelters or displacement sites, set up on hilly terrain, making access extremely challenging.
“With so many people having settled in such a small area, site planning and management is vital for the protection of Rohingya refugees,” noted the UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in a news release here on Friday.
“We are working with [humanitarian] partners and the government to ensure access to displacement sites, all of which developed on hilly terrain, which is extremely difficult to reach with services,” it added.
There are now 817,000 refugees in Cox’s Bazar (the southern-most district of Bangladesh) including 200,000 who had been seeking refuge there prior to the exodus that began in late August.
All but 46,000 among them are living in makeshift shelters or displacement sites, set up on hilly terrain, making access extremely challenging.
UNI
