"Unfortunately, people are still crossing from Myanmar into Bangladesh, fleeing for their lives and they require immediate support," they said in a joint statement. Emergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake issued the joint statement on Wednesday. Over half a million Rohingyas fled ethnic cleansing in their home Rakhine State and took shelter in Bangladesh since Aug 25. In just the past few weeks, well over half a million Rohingya people have crossed the border, making this the world’s fastest developing refugee emergency. Funding is urgently needed so that all refugees have access to food, shelter, water, sanitation facilities, healthcare and protective services.

Source: bd News24 October 04, 2017 20:48 UTC