Funding Crisis Threatens Rohingya Refugee Support in Bangladesh
BANGLADESH, JUL 11 – United Nations refugee agency reports only 35% of $255 million funding appeal met, risking disruption of health and food aid for over 1 million Rohingya in Bangladesh camps.
- The United Nations refugee agency reported that essential services for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are in danger of collapse due to a funding crisis, with only 35% of the $255 million needed raised.
- Over 1 million Rohingya refugees are overcrowded in camps in southeastern Bangladesh, the largest refugee settlement globally, having fled persecution from Myanmar's military since 2017.
- Funding cuts from major donors are severely impacting health services and food assistance, risking disruption by September, stated U.N. spokesperson Babar Baloch.
- At least 150,000 Rohingya have arrived in Cox's Bazar in the last 18 months due to ongoing violence in Myanmar.
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Essential aid for Rohingya needs more funds: UN - The Tribune
Essential services for the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh are at risk of collapsing unless more money is found, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, with its appeal for $255 million to support them just 35% funded.
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Rohingya refugee services in Bangladesh faces collapse amid critical funding shortfall, says UN
GENEVA, July 11 — Essential services for the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh are at risk of collapsing unless more money is found, the United Nations refugee agency said today, with its appeal for US$255 million (RM1.08 billion) to support them just 35 per cent funded. More than 1 million Rohingya have been crammed into the camps in southeastern Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee settlement. Most fled a brutal crackdown by Myanmar…
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