Canada’s response to Rohingya crisis throws money at the problem

While it is undeniable that the Rohingya crisis is in desperate need of financial assistance, with hundreds of thousands languishing in squalid camps in Bangladesh, attention to the crisis should have come many, many years ago, says Themrise Khan, an Ottawa-based professional who specializes in global development and migration issues.

The UN Security Council sent a delegation in April to visit Bangladesh and to meet a group of refugees. Members heard their stories at Kutupalong Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. According to the UN, the camp is home to 600,000 refugees and is the world's largest refugee settlement.Photograph courtesy of the UN

Opinion

BY THEMRISE KHAN

June 8, 2018

On May 23, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Canada’s contribution of $300-million

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