As Rohingya refugee crisis escalates, women emerge as front-line responders

COX ’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – The border between Bangladesh and Myanmar is the site of the world ’s fastest growing refugee crisis. Over620,000 Rohingya refugeesfrom neighbouring Rakhine State in Myanmar have arrived in Cox ’s Bazar District in just three months.With more refugees arriving every day, settlements are overflowing. The concentration of refugees is now among the densest globally. And more than half the arrivals are women and girls.
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