Bangladesh and humanitarian organisations are struggling to help the 509,000 Rohingya who have arrived since Aug 25, when attacks by Rohingya militants triggered a Myanmar military offensive that the United Nations has branded ethnic cleansing. "The plan targets 1.2 million people, including all Rohingya refugees, and 300,000 Bangladeshi host communities over the next six months," he said. "A rapid response from donors to this response plan is essential if the humanitarian organisations are to move ahead with critical activities to save lives, and provide protection to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh," Watkins said. Rohingya refugees stand by the road in the rain outside their camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct 3, 2017. More than half of the Rohingya population are children, while 24,000 pregnant women need maternity care, the aid agencies said in their plan.

Source: bd News24 October 04, 2017 06:33 UTC