Nearly 3,300 people went to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand last year, the United Nations agency speakgenerally 290 percent increase more than 850 people are recorded in 2021.
IOM calling on countries in the region to work together to provide life-saving care and supportor refugees prevent loss of life at sea in migration.
stable support
The Rohingya, a majority Muslim community, have fled waves of violence and repression in Myanmar. More than 700,000 people fled the country in 2017 to escape a brutal military crackdown.
Nearly a million Rohingya are currently living in overcrowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
“Since the beginning of the Rohingya refugee crisis, IOM has steadfastly provided much-needed humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya,” said Sarah Lou Ysmael Arriola, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.
As arrivals continue to grow, with nearly 300 people as of January 23, IOM is ramping up operations to provide vital humanitarian assistance.
Provide basic services
Most arrivals are recorded in Indonesia, where IOM is working with authorities, NGO partners and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCRto facilitate access to basic services.
IOM has provided protective and medical services, in addition to refurbishing temporary shelters and ensuring water supply, food access, sanitation and waste management.
The groups are also conducting information sessions in the Rohingya language to assist refugees in identifying risks associated with smuggling and human trafficking, gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse.
Education and housing support
In Thailand, IOM is providing medical services to the Rohingya, in addition to promoting alternatives to detention for migrant children and mothers and enhancing educational services for those living in poverty. people living in shelters.
Meanwhile, in Malaysia, they are expanding their cash-based rent assistance program, following a vulnerability assessment, in response to the continued threat of evictions faced by refugees. the Rohingya crisis faced.
Since 2020, more than 3,000 Rohingya in three countries have received direct support from IOM.
