UN Says $610m Shortfall in Life-Saving Rohingya Refugee Aid

UN warns of Rohingya aid shortfall in Bangladesh

UN agencies say a $610 million funding gap threatens life-saving aid for Rohingya refugees and vulnerable host communities in Bangladesh.

UN says $610m shortfall in life-saving Rohingya refugee aid

United Nations agencies supporting Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh warned on Wednesday of a critical $610 million shortfall in lifesaving aid. More than a million Rohingya refugees, many who fled Myanmar during a brutal military crackdown in 2017, live in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar. The UN calls it "one of the world's largest and most protracted refugee situations", and said that this…

UN, partners appeal for $710M for Rohingya response in Bangladesh amid fund cut

New appeal, 26% lower than in 2025, will cover only minimum required to sustain life-saving assistance for persecute minority

UN says $781 million shortfall in life-saving Rohingya refugee aid

A UN official said it was crucial that the “crisis doesn’t become forgotten”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bangladesh Appeals For Renewed Global Action As Rohingya Funding Collapses

The Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, Salahuddin Ahmed, has made urgent appeals to international donors in order to resume aid for more than 1.18 million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, stating that there has been a drastic decline in global aid which is jeopardizing the welfare of one of the largest groups of refugees in the world. In conversations held with UNHCR Country Representative Ivo Freijsen on May 5th and Australian High Commis…