AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES $17.74M SUPPORT FOR ROHINGYA, HOST COMMUNITIES IN BANGLADESH

Australia announces $17.74M support for Rohingya, host communities in Bangladesh

New funding to support protection activities, skills development, disaster risk reduction measures in Rohingya camps

Born stateless in a Bangladeshi refugee camp, Toyoub dreams of justice for the Rohingya

Abu Toyoub was born in a camp he has never left, to parents who fled a country he has never seen. For 35 years, the only home he has known is a cluster of bamboo and tarpaulin shelters in Kutupalong, inside the sprawl of refugee settlements that ring Cox’s Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh. He has no passport. No birth certificate that any state recognises. No nationality. However, when he tries to describe his feelings, he does not reach for the…

Australia Gives AUD 25.25 Million to Support Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

by Hafizur Rahman Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh | August 3, 2026 Australia has announced AUD 25.25 million in humanitarian assistance to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh over the next three years, from 2026 to 2028. The funding was announced jointly by the Australian Government and the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR. According to UNHCR, the support will help provide protection services, skills training and disaster risk reduction…