NGO, UN appeal for $934.5m to aid Rohingyas and hosts
DHAKA: NGO and UN agencies on Monday appealed to the international community to provide $934.5 million to reach 1.48 million people, including Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char, as well as Bangladeshi host communities in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
"Under the leadership of the Bangladesh Government, the 2025-26 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis was launched on March 24, 2025," said a joint statement by NGOs and the UN.
"The JRP is a two-year fundraising document which articulates the shared vision of how the humanitarian community will respond to the assessed and expressed needs of Rohingya refugees and the affected host community, while introducing more sustainable approaches," it added.
"As the refugee crisis enters its eighth year, the UN and its partners call on the international community to extend their support to address the prioritised needs of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi communities that are hosting them," the statement read.
Unrelenting conflict in Myanmar, dwindling financial resources, and competing global crises have made it critical for the international community to step up for the Rohingya refugees, who remain in a precarious situation, entirely dependent on humanitarian aid, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
The 2025-26 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis brings together 113 partners and is being jointly launched by IOM and UNHCR under the leadership of the Bangladesh Government.
According to the IOM, in its eighth year, the Rohingya humanitarian crisis remains largely out of the international spotlight, but the needs remain urgent.
More than 50% of the population in the camps are women and girls who face a higher risk of gender-based violence and exploitation; meanwhile, one in three Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is aged between 10 and 24. Without access to formal education, adequate skills-building, and self-reliance opportunities, their futures remain on hold, the IOM stated.
