Attachments
KEY UPDATES
- 2025 JOINT RESPONSE PLAN (JRP): As of 31 October, the 2025 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis was 38 per cent funded, according to the online financial tracker, with USD 354.9 million received against an appeal of $934.5 million. However, internal figures from the Inter-Sectoral Coordination Group (ISCG) indicate a higher funding level of 64 per cent. Critical gaps in Priority 1 needs include soap and menstrual hygiene items, stipends for teachers, and emergency support for new arrivals, totaling USD 39.6 million. These gaps may trigger reductions in assistance, leading to a rise in negative coping mechanisms in the community. In 2024, the JRP was 68.2 per cent funded, with USD 581.7 million received against an appeal of USD 852.4 million, according to the online tracker. Read the reprioritized 2025 Joint Response Plan.
- PROTECTION TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT: UNHCR facilitated refugee protection training for law enforcement agencies on Bhasan Char, reaching 52 participants from the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and District Police. Participants gained essential skills and knowledge on refugee protection, access to justice, working with persons at heightened risk, and maintaining the civilian and humanitarian character of the camps,
- IDENTIFYING & ASSISTING NEW ARRIVALS: As of 31 October, 136,518 individuals (35,961 families) have been identified through the joint biometric identification exercise (BIE) for new arrivals and issued family cards granting access to assistance, though not individual refugee identity documents. The BIE includes screening procedures to exclude ineligible individuals, and mechanisms are in place for Bangladeshi families mistakenly included in the refugee database to voluntarily return their assistance cards. UNHCR continues to advocate with the Government of Bangladesh for full registration of the new arrivals. View BIE dashboard. Meanwhile, under the Initial Support Programme, 347 families received new LPG sets in October. LPG assistance for new arrivals identified through the BIE exercise (as of end-June) was largely completed in September, with support for those not previously covered scheduled to continue in November. To harmonize assistance across camps, UNHCR distributed solar lamps and kitchen sets to newly arrived refugees who had not yet received them, and supplied IOM with the same items for distribution in the camps it manages. 49 per cent of new arrivals reside in IOM camps.
- JOINT PROTECTION MONITORING REPORT: In Q3 2025 (July to September), incidents of abductions and kidnappings rose by 91 per cent compared to Q2 (April to June), while the number of reported killings dropped significantly to four cases. Competition among criminal groups operating in the Teknaf camps and surrounding areas led to a sharp increase in serious protection incidents, including physical assaults, extortion, and abductions. Ransom demands reportedly reached as high as BDT 600,000 (USD 4,900). Gathering for the purpose of recruitment, repatriation and camp elections persisted, and concerns continued to be raised by refugees on the accountability and functionality of the five community members selected to represent “the voice of the Rohingya.” Read the Q3 2025 report.
- YOUTH ENVIRONMENT CLUB: 26 youth took part in a two-day training on pollution and environmental awareness to strengthen youth leadership on climate action and help address the effects of environmental degradation and climate change on Cox’s Bazar.