UNHCR, the UN @Refugees Agency Representative in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 @UNHCR_BGD
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Joined March 2015
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As part of UNHCR’s commitment to localization and supporting a rationalized response, UNHCR has handed over the management of five health facilities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to partners AMAN, BRAC, @SCIBangladesh, & @RESCUEorg. 🧵
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For the first time, Rohingya students in Nayapara & Kutupalong registered refugee camps in 🇧🇩 got to take an internationally recognized primary education exam. 💙
It’s a small but important step towards recognized qualifications & more opportunities to learn.
Read more ⤵️
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A meaningful visit with the Special Envoy on Myanmar to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. Listening to refugees reinforced the need for sustained international attention. Education is hope. We must invest in young Rohingya and ensure no generation is left behind.
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During her visit to Cox’s Bazar, UN Special Envoy on Myanmar @HonJulieBishop met Rohingya refugees & saw how livelihood initiatives create opportunities and bring hope, now and in the future.
Global solidarity is vital as refugees hope to return home safely. 💙
Ivo Freijsen retweeted
"They are the first on the scene and always, always the last to leave."
On #DRRDay, Field Officer Nour Rady joined refugee volunteers in Bangladesh as they performed fire, flood and cyclone drills, preparing the Rohingya camps for potential disasters that are never far away.
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Since July, Rohingya refugee facilitators have been leading LPG & pressure cooker safety training in the camps. 💙
The refugee-led model is strengthening skills, creating volunteer opportunities & reducing costs, freeing resources for life-saving assistance.
Read more 👇
Today I joined the NGO Platform Cox’s Bazar roundtable to reflect, identify priorities & discuss how we can move from emergency response towards sustainable solutions for Rohingya refugees & 🇧🇩 communities.
9 years on, it’s time to turn lessons into action & solutions.
Thank you to H.E. Reto Renggli, Ambassador of 🇨🇭 to 🇧🇩, for an open exchange on the Rohingya response. We discussed livelihoods, skills and localisation, and the need for sustained support and solutions. Grateful for Switzerland's continued partnership 🙏
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UNHCR is deeply concerned by Malaysia’s recent return of people to Myanmar amid ongoing conflict.
Until conditions allow safe, dignified & sustainable returns, States must ensure access to asylum & uphold Int. protection obligations.
Our statement 👇🏽
unhcr.org/news/press-release…
What will it take to move from managing this crisis to finding a way forward?
I spoke with @Moshedhassib of Channel 24 about the Rohingya crisis, the vital role of humanitarian aid, & why a political solution in Myanmar is key to safe, voluntary and dignified return.
Watch 👇🏽
“Bangladesh and Rohingya refugees need light at the end of the tunnel.”
Aid saves lives, but a safe, voluntary return requires action beyond the humanitarian sphere.
Our Rep. @IFreijsen explains why a political solution in Myanmar is key.
Watch👇🏽
youtube.com/watch?v=FDJ_i78G…
Ivo Freijsen retweeted
It was an absolute privilege to host @IFreijsen Representative of @UNHCR_BGD, for an exceptionally productive engagement, invaluable time, distinguished insights, and unwavering dedication to advancing humanitarian excellence.
Watch the show on 26th Dhaka time 8.30pm.
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Our High Commissioner Barham Salih met Bangladesh PM @trahmanbnp in New York, thanking 🇧🇩 for hosting 1.2M+ Rohingya refugees for nearly a decade.
They discussed sustaining international support & building stronger momentum towards solutions to the Rohingya crisis.
📷 PMO 🇧🇩
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Everyone deserves to be heard. 💙
For refugees with disabilities, sign language can be a bridge to information, services, protection, and connection.
On #InternationalDayOfSignLanguages, we hope for a world where everyone can communicate, participate, and belong. 🙏
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As world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly, Rohingya refugees in 🇧🇩 are asking them to listen to what matters most to them.
How can you help us secure our rights, access education, live with dignity & find a safe way home?
Listen to their voices 👇🏽
#UNGA #withrefugees
Ivo Freijsen retweeted
🇧🇩 High Commissioner @BarhamSalih met with Prime Minister @trahmanbnp to thank Bangladesh for hosting 1.2 million+ Rohingya refugees for nearly a decade.
They discussed the need to sustain international support for the response and build stronger momentum for solutions.
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Today marks the first day of the UN Group of Friends for Financial Health, supported by the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
#KingdomNL is committed to help advance financial health across relevant UN contexts.
#HLW2026 #UNGA81
📸: RVD
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Looking for something handmade with a story behind it? 💙
Discover handicrafts, home décor, clothing & more at a special pop-up sale, featuring products made by Rohingya refugee artisans in Cox’s Bazar.
📍 House 15B, Road 50, Gulshan 2, Dhaka
🕙 10am – 4pm
📅 Until 25 September
