2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 ... - Associated Press News
Dec 5, 2023 · BANGKOK (AP) — An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to rescue them, according to the U.N. refugee agency and aid workers.
Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings, warns UN refugee ... - UN News
Dec 2, 2022 · UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, issued an alert over the dramatic increase in the number of people attempting to cross the Andaman Sea, from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Over 300 Rohingya Refugees, Once Adrift at Sea, Find Land but …
Dec 5, 2023 · Advocates have warned that inaction from regional governments can spell deadly consequences for the hundreds of Rohingya currently adrift in the Andaman Sea: last December, after being stranded...
2 boats adrift with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need ... - NBC News
Dec 5, 2023 · BANGKOK, Thailand — The U.N. refugee agency on Monday sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman...
Rohingya crisis: UN urges rescue of refugees adrift at sea - BBC
Feb 22, 2021 · The United Nations is calling for immediate rescue efforts to save a group of Rohingya people adrift in the Andaman Sea. Their boat is believed to be stuck near India's Andaman and Nicobar...
Steep increase in deadly boat journeys reflects Rohingyas ... - UN News
Jan 17, 2023 · The steep increase in the number of Rohingya refugees risking their lives to cross the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal last year is a reflection of their growing desperation, the UN refugee...
UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea | AP News
Dec 23, 2022 · The United Nations and other groups urged countries in southern Asia on Friday to rescue as many as 190 people believed to be Rohingya refugees aboard a small boat that has been adrift for several weeks in the Andaman Sea.
UNHCR seeks urgent action to save lives on boat adrift in the Andaman sea
Dec 8, 2022 · UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging countries in the region to immediately rescue and safely disembark a group of Rohingya refugees in distress, reported to be drifting in a non-seaworthy vessel in the Andaman Sea.
UNHCR calls for support, solidarity amid rise in risky Andaman Sea ...
Dec 2, 2022 · UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are observing a dramatic increase in the number of people attempting perilous crossings of the Andaman Sea this year. Some 1,920 people, mostly Rohingya, travelled by sea from January to November 2022, from Myanmar and Bangladesh, compared to only 287 in 2021, a more than sixfold increase.
UNHCR urges States to act now to save lives in the Andaman Sea
Dec 23, 2022 · UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is reminding States in the region that some 190 desperate people are on the verge of perishing at sea, adrift somewhere between the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal as pleas to rescue and disembark them are continuously ignored.