The United Nations and Bangladesh have agreed to work together to help Rohingya refugees who were relocated to an island in the Bay of Bengal. It's a shift after the UN earlier questioned whether the island was too vulnerable to being submerged by the sea.
FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2020, file photo, Rohingya refugees wait on naval ships to be transported to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal, in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The United Nations and the government of Bangladesh on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2021 signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in aiding protection and management of Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal where thousands of them have been relocated from crammed camps near the border with Myanmar, the U.N.
More than 19,000 Rohingya have already been moved to the Bhasan Char island by the government, and the U.N. said one of the key reasons to sign the agreement was to start serving that population. The agreement allows for close cooperation between the government and the U.N. on services and activities to benefit the island’s residents. The U.N. also said it had discussions with Rohingya living in Cox’s Bazar as well as those already living on Bhasan Char island, prior to signing of the agreement.
Refugees will also have a chance to earn a living through odd jobs that will be accessible once aid organizations set up on the island. Klaauw also noted that movement to Bhasan Char would be on an informed and voluntary basis.A woman who had moved to the island with her family earlier this year said many escaped on boats back to the camp because life on the island is hard for the refugees.
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