Oxfam Urges Global Action on 1.8M Climate Displaced and Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh
Bangladesh confronts the interlinked challenges of 1.2 million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals (Rohingya) and 1.8 million internal displacements due to climate-related disasters in the last decade. These issues spotlight global inequalities and demand urgent attention from Oxfam in Bangladesh, thursday on World Refugee Day 2024.
Oxfam calculated that in Bangladesh, severe water-related disasters, including floods and cyclones, are impacting food security. Nearly 12 million people, which is 31 percent of the total population, are facing high levels of food insecurity. Bangladesh’s recent severe Cyclone Remal will exacerbate the country's climate change vulnerabilities, as 4.6 million people have been directly affected, and agriculture in 48 out of 64 districts has been impacted. Thi...