Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. March 2018.
Bangladesh has been hosting Rohingya refugees from Myanmar for nearly 30 years. Since August 2017, some 693,000 RohingyaÕs have made their way to CoxÕs Bazar in desperate conditions. Of them, 51 per cent are women. The refugee population in Bangladeshi settlements has more than doubled; camps are overcrowded, needs are immediate and enormous, and resources are stretched.
Pictured: Balukhali camp March 6, 2018. Noor Nahar, now 35, left her home in Bolibazar, Myanmar some 28 years ago. She was just a child at the time and had hoped to return to Myanmar one day. Now she lives in the Kutupalong registered camp in Ukhiya, CoxÕs Bazar, Bangladesh and has decided to support other Rohingya women refugees by teaching them tailoring and motivating them to learn new skills. Her story reveals the protracted nature of the Rohingya refugee crisis and shows the need for sustained services for women, such as those provided by a UN Women-supported programme, so that they are able to support themselves and each other.
Photo: UN Women/Allison Joyce
Noor Nahar, From Where I Stand: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/6/from-where-i-stand-noor-nahar
Read More: http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2018/5/photo-rohingya-women-refugees
Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action: http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2018/6/empowerment-and-accountability-for-gender-equality-in-humanitarian-action-and-crisis-response