Attachments
In Numbers
810.8 mt food distributed
US$11.9 million distributed in cash-based transfers
US$6.78 million net funding requirements under the country strategic plan (March – August 2025)
1.1 million people assisted
Operational Updates
Launch of 2025-26 Joint Response Plan
- In March, humanitarian partners, led by the Government of Bangladesh, launched the 2025-26 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis. The plan seeks US$934.5 million to assist 1.5 million people, including over 1 million Rohingya refugees and some of the most food-insecure Bangladeshis in the host community. The food security sector, co-led by WFP and FAO, requires US$296 million (US$287.1 million for Cox’s Bazar and US$8.8 million for Bhasan Char), the largest among all sectors.
Rohingya refugee response
- In March, food rations were at risk of being halved from US$12.50 to US$6 per person per month due to severe funding gaps. With timely funding from donor partners, cuts were prevented in April – all 1 million Rohingya will continue receiving full rations at least until August.
- Starting April, ration values have been adjusted to US$12 per person per month in Cox’s Bazar (previously US$12.50) and US$13 on Bhasan Char (previously US$15), aligning favourable exchange rates and market assessments. These adjustments allow WFP to maintain the same food quality and quantity while optimizing costs.
- To help safeguard the nutritional wellbeing of the most vulnerable, WFP is expanding its nutrition-sensitive food assistance on Bhasan Char. Extremely vulnerable families – including those headed by women, children, elderly, or persons with disabilities – will receive an additional US$3 fresh food voucher per person per month, similar to the support provided in Cox’s Bazar. Children aged 24 to 59 months on Bhasan Char will also receive this additional support.