The United Nations and its partners have launched an appeal for nearly USD 1 billion to provide vital assistance to nearly 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their host country, Bangladesh.The United Nations and more than 100 partners have developed a joint response plan for 2025-2026 to address the acute Rohingya crisis, raising USD 934.5 million in its first year to assist approximately 1.48 million Rohingya refugees and host communities.According to a joint statement issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, now in its eighth year, remains largely ignored worldwide, but the needs remain urgent.The United Nations warned that the lack of funding will lead to further reductions in food rations and make access to basic commodities more difficult, with ‘dire consequences for this population.’The statement added that these conditions may push many people to take desperate measures, such as dangerous sea journeys, in an attempt to improve their situation.It noted that a third of refugees between ages of 10 and 24 ‘lack formal education, adequate vocational training, and opportunities to achieve independence, depriving them of a sense of the future.’
