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COVID-19 fears for 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Woman-led disaster response organisation Action Aid expresses concern for the almost one million refugees in Cox’s Bazar, a refugee settlement in Bangladesh.
Regular climate-related crises and lack of sanitation equipment have added to this fear.
Laura Green spoke to Executive Director of Action Aid Michelle Higelin to better understand the situation.
Guests
Michelle Higelin, Executive Director of Action Aid
Contributors
Laura Green
Category: Audio, Audio, International News, Interview, News, News and Commentary
Topics: Environment, News
Tags: climate, coronavirus, COVID-19, fear, Laura Green, refugees, Rohingya
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