The Rohingya:
Voices from the crisis Stories of heartbreak, hope and resilience in the world’s largest refugee settlement
2017 AUGUST AUGUST 25
Myanmar state media reports that 12 security officers have been killed by Rohingya insurgents. An army crackdown in Rakhine state triggers an exodus of the stateless Muslim minority. Over the next four days, the number of refugees reaching Bangladesh on foot and by boat soars to several thousand.
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 28
TIMELINE OF AN EMERGENCY OCTOBER 30
OCTOBER
Nine children are among at least 14 refugees drowned when a boat capsizes in the Bay of Bengal. UN Secretary General António Guterres tells the Security Council the Rohingya refugee crisis is a “human rights nightmare.”
The Government of Canada launches the Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund. Every dollar donated for Rohingya emergency to registered Canadian charities between Aug. 25 and Nov. 28 matched by federal government.
DECEMBER DECEMBER 1
By Day 100, UNHCR has provided emergency aid including 93,000 tarpaulins for shelters, 178,000
blankets and 36,000 sets of kitchen utensils to refugees. It has provided access to water and latrines to over 100,000 people, and medical attention and counselling to nearly 60,000.
DECEMBER 13
Canadian government announces it will match $12.55 million donated by Canadians for Rohingya refugees. This brings Canada’s overall humanitarian response to this crisis to more than $37.5 million.
Who are the Rohingya?
The Rohingya are an ethnic minority, mostly Muslim, living in Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist country. They are the world’s largest group of stateless people as the authorities never recognized their citizenship, which denies them access to health care, education and employment. Prior to the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees in 2017, more than 200,000 had previously fled persecution and violence in Myanmar.
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