UN Warns of Imminent Rohingya Aid Collapse as Funding Dries Up
UNHCR country representative Ivo Freijsen delivered the warning during talks with Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, highlighting critical funding gaps threatening over 1.3 million displaced people sheltering along the nation's southeastern coastline.
The newly appointed UNHCR official emphasized strengthening self-sufficiency programs across refugee settlements in Cox's Bazar as traditional aid mechanisms buckle under financial pressure, according to Thursday's statement from Yunus's office.
Yunus declared the Rohingya crisis has slipped from global consciousness and called on the UN refugee agency to sustain its involvement in securing safe passage home for the displaced population.
The Bangladeshi leader stated that repatriation of more than one million Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Myanmar's Rakhine State "remains the only viable and sustainable solution to the crisis."
Bangladesh's southeastern territories have sheltered more than 1.3 million Rohingya since August 2017, when they escaped violent military operations in Myanmar. Zero repatriations have materialized in the intervening years while funding for humanitarian programs has experienced steady erosion.
The UN World Food Program (WFP) slashed food provisions for Rohingya refugees in 2023 and implemented further modifications throughout 2025 as global contributions withered and donor commitments shrank.
Previously, the WFP halved food allocations amid acute budget shortfalls, partly triggered by the US administration's decision to reduce United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commitments—a principal funding source for Rohingya assistance operations.
Emergency pledges subsequently restored rations, though stability remains elusive.
The WFP warns that absent fresh financial commitments, food distribution to Rohingya refugees risks major interruptions beginning April this year.
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