ID cards

UN issues ID cards for Rohingya refugees

The United Nations (UN) said Friday it has registered more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, providing many with their first ever identification cards and proof of their right to return to Myanmar in the future.The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) also said the registration could serve as a tool for law enforcement to help counter human trafficking."Over a quarter of a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have now been jointly registered and provided with identity cards by Banglad

19 May 2019
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