Three things you can do to help the Rohingya
You’ve probably heard a lot in the news about the Rohingya refugee crisis. This 90-second video will help you understand more about the situation and why it’s important to take action:
What you can do
To date, more than 500,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh to escape the violence in Myanmar. When UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock travelled to Bangladesh this week, he saw people “with gunshot wounds, with burns and broken bones, bruised, battered and brutalized.” He witnessed the tireless efforts of the United Nations and our partners to provide these people with desperately needed food, shelter, health care and water, but the situation is becoming a humanitarian crisis on a catastrophic scale.
The UN Secretary-General called it a “humanitarian and human rights nightmare.”
Please stand with the UN Secretary-General and demand that all violence must end, that humanitarians have access to help people in need, and that all Rohingya are allowed to return home. Here’s what you can do:
1. SHARE
Please share and let the world know that civilians are #NotATarget. They need to be protected.
#Rohingya refugees fleeing violence are #NotATarget. They need to be protected. Please share! https://t.co/0ESEeyq7Eb pic.twitter.com/puRn3TKZPP
— MessengersOfHumanity (@Msg_of_Humanity)
October 4, 2017
2. GIVE
We know that many of you don’t have the means to give money, but if you can spare the cost of a coffee, please consider donating to the United Nations Emergency Fund: http://unocha.org/cerf/donate. Every little helps.
3. SIGN
Please sign our petition telling world leaders that people fleeing their homes are #NotATarget. World leaders need to do everything in their power to protect these people from harm: www.worldhumanitarianday.org