This is heartbreaking.
This is heartbreaking. The desperation that drives people to risk everything at sea, and then to be met with indifference, is a damning reflection of the world's priorities. How many more lives must be lost before we see real international action?
UN agency investigating reports of 2 boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees
SYDNEY: The United Nations refugee agency is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement Tuesday that the boats reportedly departed Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine in late June before sinking. “We are deeply concerned by the potential loss of life and are working to verify further details,” the UNHCR said.