UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners have begun operations to help relocate more than 9,400 Rohingyas, who have been living in border locations inside Bangladesh for the last few months, to enable them to more easily access assistance and basic services.
Around 9,400 people from Shap Marar Jhiri and Boro Shon Khola areas of Naikhongchhari upazila under Bandarban district will be assisted in moving to Kutapalong refugee camp over the next few weeks.
The first group of 47 families -- 199 individuals -- has been moved to Kutapalong on Sunday.
The newly arrived families will be taken to the camp by buses and they will receive medical checkups and hot meals, says the UNHCR. The families will also be provided with emergency relief items and shelter kits.
“These families have been living in fairly isolated areas near the border, where it has been hard to reach and provide proper assistance,” said UNHCR spokeswoman Caroline Gluck.
“They didn’t have access to education or medical facilities. Helping them move to Kutapalong refugee camp will mean that we can provide a full range of assistance,” Gluck said.
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