The call to support the nearly 600,000 new refugees from Myanmar comes before a meeting of high-level representatives at the UN office in Geneva on Monday. "Bangladesh, a poor country which has shown extraordinary generosity, cannot be left to deal with this situation alone,” said Omar Waraich, deputy South Asia director at Amnesty International. "The international community must mount a response that addresses both their immediate and long-term needs,” he said. Listing the urgent needs being felt at the camps, it said Rohingyas who walk for days to reach the border should be given transport to camps. Scale-up cash assistance so that refugees can become resilient over the medium and longer term 2.

Source: bd News24 October 20, 2017 10:30 UTC