UNHCR's representative in Bangladesh, Ivo Freijsen, warned that dwindling humanitarian funding is driving hope down among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar. About 95 percent of the mainly Muslim Rohingya rely fully or largely on humanitarian assistance, and limited education and opportunity are pushing some young people to risk dangerous sea journeys.
π The Backstory
Nine years after the mass exodus of Rohingya from Myanmar, more than one million stateless people remain in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. Humanitarian funding is declining even as refugee numbers grow and living conditions deteriorate.
π― Why It Matters
The warning underscores how donor fatigue can quietly destabilise one of the world's largest refugee populations. Without aid or a credible path to safe, voluntary and sustainable return to Myanmar, desperation in the camps is likely to fuel more perilous migration attempts.
UNHCR's representative in Bangladesh, Ivo Freijsen, warned that dwindling humanitarian funding is driving hope down among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar. About 95 percent of the mainly Muslim Rohingya rely fully or largely on humanitarian assistance, and limited education and opportunity are pushing some young people to risk dangerous sea journeys.
Nine years after the mass exodus of Rohingya from Myanmar, more than one million stateless people remain in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. Humanitarian funding is declining even as refugee numbers grow and living conditions deteriorate.
The warning underscores how donor fatigue can quietly destabilise one of the world's largest refugee populations. Without aid or a credible path to safe, voluntary and sustainable return to Myanmar, desperation in the camps is likely to fuel more perilous migration attempts.