TSOS has arrived at Cox’s Bazar-the world’s largest refugee colony. Their Story is Our Story (TSOS) has safely entered Bangladesh to collect the stories of some of the 725,000 Rohingya refugees. Who have fled Myanmar’s extreme violence and now reside in Cox’s Bazar. The world’s largest refugee settlement, with over half of the residents being children, according to UNHCR.
This week, we’ll be reporting daily from the field on our progress, as well as ways you may help.
It isn’t as hot as I had thought, but it is heavier.
There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the size or depth of despair in Cox’s Bazar. Bangladesh’s southeastern province.
Those who are aware of the problem know the camp. Where we and two other members of Their Story is Our Story (TSOS) came today to the world’s largest refugee camp. Large is an accurate depiction. And it’s crumbling under its own weight.
Since the summer of 2017,
TSOS has arrived at Cox’s Bazar-the world’s largest refugee colony. When Myanmar’s armed forces pushed them out of their homeland. More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have been living here. The term “homeland” may be overly charitable.
Since the summer of 2017, when Myanmar’s armed forces drove them out of their country. More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have been living here.
The term “homeland” may be overly kind, as the Rohingya people have long been refused citizenship. As a result, have been unfairly exiled and killed for their religious beliefs. As is usual, evil and torture have mostly targeted women, and we have come to help those women.
Christopher Mortier, our photographer from Number of similar, France, and Christian Suhr, our video from Berlin and Germany. I flew from Frankfurt am Main to meet our contact person from HumaniTerra, our NGO host, at our hotel.
Basic change It seems, a local HumaniTerra worker who is (conveniently) French. Met with us to guide us through the history of the Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar. To lay out some of the cultural and security challenges we might encounter. Reminding us of how tense things have been in the camp recently. When we reach the camp and are directed to speak with doctors and doctors, surgeons and patients, mothers and children, Bangladeshi, Rohingyas, and French, we shall see what that means.
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