Funding cuts heighten monsoon risks for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Funding cuts heighten monsoon risks for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

In the hilly terrain of Cox’s Bazar, life for over 1 million Rohingya refugees in the world’s largest and most densely populated refugee camp is always a struggle, but monsoon season brings fresh challenges. Heavy rain makes the narrow walkways slippery and treacherous, and landslides threaten to destroy the latrines, bathing facilities and water points that refugees rely on. Since 2020, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has run an initiative that p…