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'Tusk force' set up to protect refugees and elephants in Bangladesh
2 Mar 2018 UNHCR and the International Union for Conservation of Nature are working together to mitigate incidents between elephants and humans in the world's largest refugee settlement. -
Bangladeshi farmers shelter Rohingya refugees
27 Feb 2018 Witnessing the plight of refugees from Myanmar, smallholders have given them land to build temporary shelters and start over. -
Restoration of rights key to Myanmar refugee return, UNHCR's Grandi says
13 Feb 2018 UN refugee chief tells UN Security Council causes of the crisis originate in Myanmar and solutions for the voluntary return of thousands of refugees must be found there. -
Rohingya refugees on frontline of fight to contain diphtheria
7 Feb 2018 Going shelter to shelter in Bangladesh camps, volunteer community health workers help ensure refugees get access to medical services and treatment. -
Rohingya say rights guarantees key to Myanmar return
26 Jan 2018 Refugees in Bangladesh camps say there can be no returns without questions of citizenship, rights and restitution being addressed first. -
Czech volunteer family's offer of help leads to firm friendship
23 Jan 2018 Sarka and Angus Grundy agreed to help a refugee family for six months and became close friends with a Syrian couple and their daughter. -
Rohingya refugees race to fix up shelters as monsoon looms
18 Jan 2018 UNHCR is working to re-position and weatherproof up to 80,000 shelters in southern Bangladesh to withstand rains expected in March. -
Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett 'shaken and enriched' by work with refugees
17 Jan 2018 During a visit to UNHCR's headquarters in Geneva, Blanchett says organization provides a vital "moral compass" in times of record displacement. -
Desperate Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh on flimsy rafts
17 Nov 2017 UNHCR is concerned at the growing number of people resorting to desperate means to flee Myanmar.