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Program Overview
Within Bangladesh, IOM and DRC implement site management programming across 17 Refugee camps with support from ECHO, PRM, FCDO, DFAT, and Japan. This quarter, 121 CFM staff received feedback.
Updates & Context
Over one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, continue to rely almost entirely on humanitarian aid as the crisis enters its eighth year. From January to March, conditions in the camps deteriorated due to sudden funding gaps and related service disruptions. Most of the population lives in congested temporary shelters and faces numerous protection, humanitarian, and environmental challenges. Ageing infrastructure—including water networks, learning facilities, and community centers—requires urgent rehabilitation. Resurgent violence across the Myanmar border has strained resources and heightened security concerns. As a result, insecurity in the camps has increased, with more reports of violence, abductions, and intimidation by armed criminal groups, further threatening community safety.
Earlier funding suspensions forced the closure of hospitals and reduced essential services such as health and Protection. Waste management deteriorated, leading to growing public health risks. A severe reduction in food rations was initially announced, but later reversed due to renewed contributions. Despite this, worsening food insecurity, malnutrition, and health needs remain. The 2025–26 Joint Response Plan (JRP), launched in March, appeals for $934.5 million to reach 1.48 million people in 2025. This includes 50,000 confirmed new arrivals and another 50,000 believed to be in the camps, currently undergoing biometric registration.