Crisis Mounts for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Nearly a million Rohingya remain stuck in Bangladesh, with little hope of going home soon, as violence rises in the camps and international agencies trim their assistance. Donors should scale the aid back up, while Dhaka should modify its approach to allow for long-term planning. 

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2 dec 2023
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Project Director, Climate, Environment and Conflict
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Praveen Donthi

Senior Analyst, India
29 nov 2023
There is a limit to how far Iran and Saudi Arabia can go in de-escalating tensions between themselves if the entire region is ablaze because of the war in Gaza. Bloomberg

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Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran
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Project Director, Climate, Environment and Conflict
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