Despite escaping violence in their homeland, the impending cyclone and monsoon season mean the Rohingya refugees now face more life-threatening dangers from the weather and environmental conditions in Bangladesh, says the UN Migration Agency. IOM, with UK support, is helping to provide lifesaving shelter, medical care, protection and other vital services to refugees and host communities in the Cox’s Bazar area. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson recently met with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and described as “unimaginable” the conditions they will face when the monsoon hits their camps in coming weeks. UK backing is enabling IOM to work on key road projects to ensure refugees and people in the host community can continue to receive vital services and access to emergency support when the rains hit. This week the IOM, with UK support, launched the roll out of Upgrade Shelter Kits which will help 120,000 families from the refugee and local community make their shelters and surrounding ground more secure ahead of the monsoon.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 12, 2018 09:22 UTC