Response to the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals and Host Community (EA/2026)

About this project

As of 1 January 2026, the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh totalled 1,177,962 people living in 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh. The refugees lack formal legal status, face extreme restrictions on movement and are not permitted to legally work. The response capacity is under intense pressure owing to new arrivals who are either living in small shared spaces with relatives in the camps, or informally outside the camps in host areas. Humanitarian actors are integrating the new arrivals into the services provided, but these are under great strain owing to the drastic cuts to international funding in 2025. Caritas Bangladesh (CB) has been responding to the emergency needs of Rohingya refugees and their host communities continuously since the onset of the crisis in 2017 providing shelter, food, Non-Food Items, site improvements, WASH, education and livelihoods support. They have also implemented disaster risk reduction initiatives and supported community-based protection in response to high levels of violence amongst refugee and host communities. The lack of livelihood options and the ongoing conflict in Myanmar have heightened exposure to human (including child) trafficking, recruitment into armed groups and GBV. Feelings of frustration and hopelessness have led to insecurity and violence in the camps affecting both refugees and humanitarian staff. This contribution will go towards CB's 2026 emergency appeal for the implementation of a comprehensive shelter,…

Published by

CAFOD · International NGO

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitationMaterial relief assistance and servicesImmediate post-emergency reconstruction and rehabilitationMulti-hazard response preparedness

Focus

Environment · Main focus

Funded by

Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Implemented by

Caritas Bangladesh Central Office

Published by CAFOD to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-285776-BAN278.

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