UN funding cuts hit refugees at Cox's Bazar settlement
Refugees in the Cox's Bazar camps in Bangladesh are feeling the brunt of severe UN funding cuts, Al Jazeera reports. The UN refugee agency has warned that essential services — food, healthcare, education and shelter — for nearly 1.2 million Rohingya are at risk as humanitarian funding dries up.
Refugees living in the Cox's Bazar settlement in Bangladesh are feeling the brunt of severe UN funding cuts, according to Al Jazeera's latest reporting. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian funding are putting essential services at risk for nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, most of them in camps in Cox's Bazar.
In May, the UN and its partners appealed for $710.5 million to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees and host communities in 2026 — a figure 26 percent lower than the previous year's request, reflecting severe financial constraints rather than any fall in needs. Aid agencies say the reduced budget would cover only minimum lifesaving assistance, including food, shelter, healthcare, education and sanitation.
Meanwhile, around 150,000 new Rohingya arrivals since early 2024 have added pressure to the overcrowded camps. On October 18, Germany pledged an additional 2 million euros ($2.2 million) for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar, bringing its total support under the SHADE project to 7 million euros.
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