Authorities said on Tuesday, November 19, that as Bangladeshis observe the main rice-harvesting season in mid-November, they will offer a part of their rice harvest crop to Rohingya refugees, after cuts in international aid triggered a food crisis in the camps. The UN’s Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya has been funded in slightly more than a third of the aggregate financial requirements to maintain more than 1.3 million refugees who have fled Myanmar since 2017 military crackdown and taken shelter in neighboring Bangladesh.
Decision to offer rice harvest to refugees comes with Nabanna
Since the Crisis in August 2017, Donors have been enthusiastically contributing to support refugees in 33 camps on Cox’s Bazar on Bangladesh’s southeast coast; however, the aid began to fall, prompting agencies to compromise on education, healthcare, and food rates. Undoubtedly, the nation is struggling with domestic challenges while hosting the refugees for more than eight years. Bangladesh is urging to UN for better support as it is no longer able to distribute additional resources for the response. The decision to offer this year’s rice harvest with Refugees comes with Nabanna, a centuries-old festival celebrating the first rice of the season, which is observed in mid-November.
World Food Program halved its food rations
The World Food Program is a significant provider of food assistance to Rohingya refugees. Now, it has halved its food rations from $12 to $6 per person in early 2025. $12 value was restored only in Last month, but the assistance is not certain, as the 2025-26 joint response plan stays only 36 percent funded against its $935 million appeal. Mizanur Rahman, Refugee Relief, stated that Rohingyas at Cox’s Bazar are living with extreme uncertainty. The World Food Program has funding assured for managing food for the Rohingyas until March.
Furthermore, he added that to mitigate the shortfall, we are urging unconventional donors to contribute to humanitarian operations in the Rohingya camps. We are looking forward to attention from Asian giants and Gulf countries to provide additional support for the Rohingya refugees.
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