‘The suffering I have seen and the stories I have heard from Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong Camp are harrowing and heartbreaking’, said

Queen Rania Al AbdullahQueen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan after visiting Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar on Monday.

The suffering I have seen and the stories I have heard from #Rohingya #refugees at Kutupalong Camp are harrowing and heartbreaking pic.twitter.com/8j4OVTUVCw

— Rania Al Abdullah (@QueenRania) October 23, 2017

She visited the camps to underscore the urgent need for a dramatic increase in humanitarian assistance for this vulnerable population.

As a board member of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and as an advocate of the work of UN humanitarian agencies, she reached Kutupalong Rohingya Camp and its surroundings in Cox’s Bazar.

The queen will also see some of the emergency services offered by the IRC, UNHCR, UNICEF, and other humanitarian agencies on the ground.

At the conclusion of the visit, she will make a press statement.