Rohingya crisis: Aid falls and hope fades
UNHCR’s Bangladesh representative, Ivo Freisen, warns that dwindling aid is driving hope down among Rohingya refugees.

UNHCR’s Bangladesh representative, Ivo Freisen, warns that dwindling aid is driving hope down among Rohingya refugees.


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