Has the world forgotten about the plight of the Rohingya?
It’s been eight years since more than 700,000 Rohingya were forced from their homes in Myanmar, facing a campaign of mass violence, arson and sexual violence at the hands of the military. The Muslim-minority Rohingya fled from Rakhine State in the country's west, into neighbouring Bangladesh. It’s where an estimated one-and-a-half million Rohingya live today – in the world’s largest refugee camp. But, Bangladesh and aid agencies say the nearly decade-long humanitarian operation is simply unsustainable. They’re warning that severe funding shortfalls could push the crisis to breaking point. So…
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