Rohingya desperation on the rise a decade after genocide
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim May 08, 2026 The Rohingya are drowning because the world has decided that containment is easier than solutions. Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees died or disappeared at sea […]
Repatriation only solution to Rohingya crisis: Shama
Repatriation only solution to Rohingya crisis: Shama UNHCR Country Representative Ivo Freijsen met with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. Photo: […]
Rohingya education the next regional security crisis
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim March 06, 2026 Nearly a decade after more than 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar’s military violence in 2017, the humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camps is often […]
World court’s Rohingya case matters far beyond Myanmar
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim January 15, 2026 With hearings opening this month at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the genocide case concerning Myanmar and the Rohingya has entered […]
Aid cuts turning Rohingya crisis into regional security risk
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim January 11, 2026 Over the past two weeks, humanitarian agencies have issued renewed warnings that funding shortfalls are once again threatening food rations for Rohingya refugees in […]
Rohingya running out of time as aid collapses
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim December 10, 2025 New reporting paints a stark picture of life for the million or so Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. According to an investigation by The Guardian […]
Eight things you should know about the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
Global Donate Published 15 September 2025 A little Rohingya girl stands smiling by the door of her house. Photo: Ratul Piul/NRC Each 25 August marks another year since the mass […]
Rohingya crisis the ultimate test of refugee protection regime
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim September 24, 2025 With world leaders in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, they are once again affirming their commitment to international law, human […]
Why Rohingya repatriation keeps failing and how to fix it
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim September 20, 2025 For almost eight years, the world has watched the Rohingya crisis fester, with no meaningful progress toward a solution. Nearly a million Rohingya refugees […]
Rohingya refugee children robbed of right to education
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim September 11, 2025 Eight years after nearly 1 million Rohingya fled Myanmar to escape mass killings, rape and arson, the world seems to be abandoning them to […]
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demand safe return to Myanmar on 8th anniversary of exodus
Rohingya refugee holds a placard while taking part in a protest rally inside a refugee camp to mark the eight-year anniversary of their exodus, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, August 25, […]
Why UN’s Rohingya conference must deliver
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim July 11, 20252 In September, the UN will convene a high-level conference to address what is arguably one of the world’s most protracted and neglected humanitarian catastrophes: […]
Rohingya refugees’ future at stake amid education crisis
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim July 02, 2025 The recent Human Rights Watch report on the Rohingya education crisis in Bangladesh should be a wake-up call for the entire international community. According […]
Rohingya refugees at the mercy of climate change
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim May 25, 2025 The Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar, face an escalating crisis in Bangladesh’s overcrowded refugee camps. More than a million Rohingya have fled […]
The risks of Bangladesh’s Rakhine humanitarian corridor
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim May 09, 2025 Bangladesh’s agreement in principle last month to facilitate a UN-led humanitarian corridor into Myanmar’s Rakhine State is a bold step toward alleviating a dire […]
Myanmar’s empty promise on Rohingya repatriation
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim April 11, 2025 The Myanmar government last week announced that 180,000 Rohingya refugees, currently languishing in camps in Bangladesh, are “eligible” to return to their homeland. This […]
Hopelessness threatens to push Rohingya toward militancy
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim April 01, 2025 Short Url Last month’s arrest of Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi, the leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, was heralded by some as a […]
Rohingya face starvation as the world turns away
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim March 15, 2025 The World Food Programme last week announced yet another devastating cut to food aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Rations will be slashed from […]
UN’s concern over the Rohingya crisis is growing
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim February 12, 2025 Last Friday’s meeting between UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Dr. Khalilur Rahman, the high representative for the Rohingya to the chief adviser of Bangladesh, […]
Time for world to step up and protect Rohingya women
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim January 02, 2025 The plight of the Rohingya people continues to worsen with each passing year. Since the brutal military crackdown in Myanmar in 2017, hundreds of […]