Hundreds more Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province. This is the fourth wave of arrivals this week, and local authorities are struggling to keep up with the influx.
More than 500 refugees, mostly women and children, have landed on the shores of Aceh province. They have been fleeing violence and persecution in their native Myanmar. Refugees are being housed temporarily in local facilities, but accommodation is quickly becoming overcrowded.
UNHCR is working with local officials to provide refugees with food, water and other basic necessities. However, the organization is calling on the government to provide larger and more permanent shelters to house the refugees.
The Rohingya have been fleeing Myanmar for several years. They are escaping the violence and persecution of the military junta that controls the country. Most of them end up in refugee camps in Bangladesh, but some also make the dangerous journey to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
The situation in Myanmar is a humanitarian crisis. Almost a million Rohingya live in camps in Bangladesh, and the number is only expected to grow. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called it “the largest humanitarian refugee camp in the world.”
The Indonesian government has said it has no obligation or ability to take in refugees. However, the country is not a signatory to the UN refugee convention, which means it is not legally bound to provide asylum to refugees.
The plight of the Rohingya is a reminder of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. The international community must come together to find a solution to this crisis and ensure that the Rohingya people can live in safety and dignity.
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