The United Nations has raised only 34 per cent of the $434 million needed to aid 1.2 million people, including those overstretched while hosting many of them in Cox's Bazar, said a report on Monday.
“Humanitarian partners are working round the clock to respond, but the reality remains that the needs are massive and urgent, and the gaps are wide,” said Mia Seppo, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh.
She felt the need for more funding for the Rohingyas still suffering from various problems while living in ten different camps, and among Bangladeshi host communities.
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, but more land is needed to improve conditions in the congested camps, said the UN Resident Coordinator.
One hundred days after the start of the most recent influx, the Inter-Sector Coordination Group released the report on the overall status of the humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis in the country.
More than 830,000 Rohingya refugees are now living in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar district. Of them, 625,000 have crossed over there fleeing the persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state since August 25 of this year.