12 May 2020

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

News: Rohingya at Sea

"Bangladesh Must Protect the Rights of Rohingya Muslims Stranded at Sea," The Diplomat, 27 April 2020 [text]

"Why We Rohingya Refugees Risk Our Lives at Sea," The New Humanitarian, 1 May 2020 [text]

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees in Risky Covid-19 Quarantine (Human Rights Watch, 5 May 2020) [text]

Joint Statement by UNHCR, IOM and UNODC on Protection at Sea in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea (6 May 2020) [text]

18 Aid Agencies Call on Governments in the Region to Allow Refugees Stranded in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to Disembark (7 May 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Bangladesh Intercepts Boat, Rohingya Refugees Reportedly Taken to Bhashan Char Island (APRRN, 8 May 2020) [text]

Webinar:

Seeing the Invisible and Forgotten Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis, 15 May 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Coronavirus Closes in on Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh's Cramped, Unprepared Camps (The Conversation, April 2020) [text]
- Note: This sitrep reports that as of early May, there have been no confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Rohingya camps.

Locked Down and Locked In: COVID-19 and African Migrants in India (COMPAS Blog, May 2020) [text]

A Looming Catastrophe: COVID-19, Urban Refugees, and the Right to Health in Thailand (RLI Blog, May 2020) [text]

Repatriation of Refugees: The Curious Case of South Asia (RLI Blog, April 2020) [text]

"Rohingyas in Malaysia Face a Pandemic and a Possible Populist Backlash," The Diplomat, 28 April 2020 [text]

UNDP, UNHCR and the Government of the Union of Myanmar Extend Memorandum of Understanding (May 2020) [text]

Multimedia:

Safeguarding Asia’s Most Vulnerable during COVID-19, Webinar, 7 May 2020 [access]
- Follow link for video discussion of "the unique challenges faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, the impoverished in North Korea, and the marginalized in China."

Related posts:
Thematic Focus: Rescue at Sea & COVID-19 (27 April 2020)
Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (22 April 2020)

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

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