Despite eight years passing without progress on Rohingya repatriation, hope has been reignited following visits by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. Meanwhile, conflict continues to rage in Myanmar’s Rakhine State between the military junta and the Arakan Army, with the rebel group claiming control over five cities.