The Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), a group based in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, has expressed deep concerns about the recent announcement that the World Food Programme (WFP) will have to reduce its general food assistance voucher value from USD 12 to USD 10 per person per month, due to a USD 125 million funding shortfall. “As refugees living in the camp, we know first-hand how difficult it is to survive on even $12 per month, and this reduction is likely to have a devastating impact on the already dire situation of our community. It is hard to fathom how we are going to survive on $10 per month when even with $12 per month, people are struggling to make ends meet,” reads a press release signed by Abdur Rahim, vice-chairman of ARSPH. Also Read: UN experts for immediate funding to avert food ration cuts for Rohingyas The reduction of food assistance is likely to lead to a host of new challenges, including extortion, prostitution, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and radicalization, noted the release, adding, “The desperation of our people will create an environment in which these activities thrive, leaving the most vulnerable members of our community at great risk.” The group pleaded the international community to take urgent action to ensure that the ration sizes do not get cut. “It is unacceptable that we, as refugees, are being forced to bear the burden of a funding shortfall that is not of our making. The international community must take responsibility for ensuring that we receive the assistance we need to survive,” it said. Read More: South Korea reaffirms its support for ultimate resolution of Rohingya crisis On behalf of the Rohingya community, they urged the World Food Programme and other humanitarian organizations to find alternative sources of funding to make up for the shortfall. “We call on donor countries to increase their contributions to the Rohingya crisis. Our lives depend on it, and we implore the international community not to turn a blind eye to our plight,” it added. 

Rohingyas of Ukhiya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar staged a rally with seven demands including repatriation marking five years since the genocide in Myanmar and their forced relocation in Bangladesh. Some 12 rallies were held in Lambashia, Shafiullah Kata, Balukhali, Jamtali, Hakimpara, Madhurchhara and other camps amid tight security measures taken by Armed Police Battalion (APBn). The Rohingya refugees demanded immediate beginning of their repatriation to Myamnmar, justice for Rohingya genocide, returning their citizenship rights, cancellation of Myanmar Citizenship Act 1982, returning their lands in Rakhine state, and safe zones for Rohingyas in Myamnar in the rallies. Secretaries of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPHR) Master Jobair, Master Nurul Amin, Mohammad Rafiq, Jumadila Begum spoke at the rally held at Lambashia camp. On August 25, 2019, first millions of Rohingyas gathered for a rally led by ARSPHR president Mohib Ullah, who was later shot dead in the camp on September 29, 202. For the last two years Rohingyas were not allowed to hold such huge rallies in the camp. This year they got approval to hold separate rallies in different camps, said some of the organizers. In 2017, Rohingyas were forced to leave their country and take refuge in Bangladesh after facing the most heinous ethnic cleansing campaign by the Myanmar Army. Bangladesh and Myanmar signed a repatriation deal on November 23, 2017. On January 16, 2018 Bangladesh and Myanmar inked a document on “Physical Arrangement”, which was supposed to facilitate the return of Rohingyas to their homeland. Also read: FM reiterates Dhaka’s call for repatriation of Rohingyas

Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) on Sunday detained seven members of two families who took shelter in Lambashia refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar's Ukhiya who illegally entered from India. The detainees were identified as Shajan,22, his wife Hamida Begum, 20, their son Ibrahim,3, Mohammad Tahir,33, his daughters Saima,5, and Ramina, 2, and Anwar Kalim,25. Also Read: Rohingya girl held for faking identity at Ctg passport office They were held from block F-14 of Lambashia Rohingya Camp-1 East on Saturday evening, said Naimul Haque, commander of APBn-14. He said in primary questioning the detainees have accepted entering from India. All the seven detainees have been transferred to the transit camp with the help of the Camp-In-Charge(CIC), said APBn commander Mainul Haque.    

Trying to resolve a humanitarian disaster, the Bosnian military set up tents Friday for hundreds of migrants who have been stuck in a burned-out refugee camp that has no facilities to fend off freezing winter weather.

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