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Marking the six years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya people and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez noted that “Rohingya people remain displaced domestically and abroad, including around one million Rohingya in Bangladesh.” UNIFEED

Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up with children excited about the first day of school. UNICEF

A spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office told reporters, “Two years after the Myanmar military launched a coup against the democratically elected government, the country has sunk deeper than ever into crisis and has undergone a wholesale regression in human rights.” UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the human rights situation in Myanmar has continued to rapidly decline, “what we are witnessing today is the systematic and widespread use of tactics against civilians in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe the commission of crimes against humanity and war crime.” UNTV CH

To help prevent a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are boosting disease surveillance and testing, setting up treatment facilities and engaging with the community so that camp residents know how to protect themselves and their families. WHO

UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed “serious concerns about the human rights situation in Myanmar ahead of its general elections on 8 November,” including over “violations of the right to political participation, particularly of minority groups.” UNTV CH

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), along with co-hosts the European Union, the United States and the United Kingdom, are holding a virtual conference today to urge support for Rohingya refugees and their host communities, more than three years after hundreds of thousands fled Myanmar. UNHCR

Ahead of a donor conference for Rohingya refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, stressed today the need for stronger international support and a redoubling of efforts to find solutions for this stateless and displaced population. UNTV CH

Following confirmation that the first cases of COVID-19 infection have been identified in an overcrowded refugee camp in Bangladesh, UN humanitarians on Friday announced additional measures and appealed for funds to prevent the spread of the disease. UNTV CH

While no COVID-19 cases have been reported among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is taking supporting measures to prepare to face the pandemic, including building an isolation ward to treat patients. UNHCR