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December 21, 2017

‘Fastest growing crisis’ growing worse for Rohingya

A Rohingya family sits outside their tent at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Development and Peace has raised $590,000 to fund its work in Bangladesh and Myanmar with Rohingya refugees, $450,000 of which is eligible for matching funds from Ottawa.
Published in International
November 23, 2017

Papal visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh to preach dialogue

A woman from Myanmar feeds her child in a UN clinic for severely malnourished Rohingya children Oct. 28 in the Balukhali Refugee Camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled government-sanctioned violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh.
VATICAN – While the ongoing crisis of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh will draw much attention during Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the two countries, the Pope will focus on interreligious dialogue, poverty and climate change.
Published in International
November 16, 2017

Editorial: World must listen

Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid Sept. 27 at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
As the world scrambles to deliver aid to more than 600,000 persecuted Rohingya Muslims, Pope Francis is flying into the face of the humanitarian and political storm.
Published in Editorial