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Situation in Numbers
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720,000 Children in need of humanitarian assistance.
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1.2 million People in need (HRP 2017 - 18)
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399,040 Children (arrived since 25 August 2017) in need of humanitarian assistance
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688,000 New arrivals since 25 August (ISCG SitRep, as of January 27, 2018 )
Highlights
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A risk analysis report for the coming rainy season estimates that 86,000 refuges are living in areas which will be flooded when rains intensify, and another 23,000 people are currently living on hillsides which may be at risk of landslides. Services including water points, health posts, learning centres are also at risk. UNICEF is accelerating preparedness activities in each sector.
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Measles cases indicate a declining trend as 71 cases were reported during the third week of January. 131 new cases of acute jaundice syndrome were reported, bringing the total to 337 cases for 2018; As of 24 January,, a total of 4,778 suspected cases of diphtheria were reported, with 35 deaths, 443 new cases were reported during the past week. The second round of the diphtheria vaccination campaign in the Rohingya community started on 27 January, covering almost 357,000 children.
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During the reporting period, 525 new children aged 4-14 were enrolled in the learning centres, 111 new teachers were trained and five new learning centres were established and opened in the makeshift camps.
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At the start of the year, UNICEF has 26 per cent funding available against its 2018 appeal requirement. Additional US$ 107.2 million is required to fully deliver on the Rohingya response in 2018.