Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on July 29 that Myanmar will take back 5,000 Rohingyas from Malaysia. The news followed the detention of refugees outside the office of the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur and comes as Mr Ibrahim may be preparing a snap election. Malaysia hosts over 126,000 Rohingyas and Malaysian opinion has turned against them, egged on by social media. The return plan was criticized by the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights.

The US government has ended Temporary Protected Status for around 4,000 Burmese who were admitted to the US after the 2021 coup, opening the way for their possible deportation back to Myanmar. In a reminder of what might await returning asylum seekers, REAL offers this photo of Robiul Hasion, 23, from Maungdaw Township in Myanmar who was forcibly conscripted into the war without proper training and lost a leg in a drone attack by the Arakan Army (AA). Photo: Ridowan

Landslides killed 17 Rohingya refugees in July, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. Citing the Rohingya Coordination Platform, the report says that between July 4 and July 9 286 weather-related incidents across the camps affected 26,119 refugees. They included 95 landslides that displaced 4,307 people.

Days of relentless monsoon rain have destroyed homes, washed away belongings, and turned the refugee camp into a place of fear and uncertainty. With no safe place to play, children turn disaster into their playground. This is what childhood looks like when you are born into displacement. No child should have to grow up like this.

Recommended reading: A report from the International Crisis Group calls on the new BNP government in Bangladesh to allow Rohingya refugees to take jobs in the formal sector and run their own businesses as a way to “offset reductions in humanitarian assistance and better prepare (Rohingyas) for repatriation at a time.” This is essential at a time when “declining humanitarian funding and worsening conditions in the camps have made economic and security conditions for refugees ever more dire.” Photo: Abdul Wajed

Click on the photo to view our video profile of Taslima, an inspiring community teacher in Jamtoli. Educating girls is one of the most powerful investments we can make. Every Rohingya girl deserves the right to learn and every female teacher deserves the support to continue inspiring the next generation. When we educate a girl, we strengthen a family, empower a community and create hope for the future. Let’s ensure that no child is denied the opportunity to learn because of conflict or displacement.