Key facts
- UN warns declining humanitarian funding could worsen conditions for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
- Approximately 1.2 million Rohingya refugees are in Bangladesh.
- An appeal for $710.5 million for essential services is only 60% funded.
- The funding appeal is 26% lower than last year's request.
- Growing desperation is pushing some Rohingya to undertake perilous sea journeys.
The UN refugee agency has warned that declining humanitarian funding could worsen conditions for the approximately 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Aid groups are struggling to maintain essential services, as a recent appeal for $710.5 million has only secured 60% of its target. This funding is 26% lower than last year's request. The dire situation and lack of prospects for return to Myanmar are increasing desperation, leading some refugees to attempt dangerous sea journeys.