The number of malnourished children in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh has surged. UNICEF’s alarming report in February 2025 revealed a 27% increase compared to last year.
UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, mentioned this in a press release on March 11, 2025.
Over one million Rohingya refugees, including 500,000 children, are struggling to survive in the overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar.
Shockingly, more than 15% of children in the camps are malnourished, marking the highest level recorded since the mass influx of refugees in 2017.
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“For now, we can provide the services that Rohingya mothers come seeking, and that very sick children need,” said UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, Rana Flowers.
“But as needs keep rising and funding declines, families are telling us they are terrified of what will happen to their babies,” she added, highlighting the critical need for sustained financial support.
UNICEF treated nearly 12,000 children under five for severe acute malnutrition last year. The recovery rate was 92%. But UNICEF warned the situation is worsening.
They estimate that 14,200 children could be affected this year without intervention. Children with severe acute malnutrition are 11 times more likely to die than well-nourished peers.
“These families cannot yet safely return home, and they have no legal right to work,” said Flowers. “Sustained humanitarian support is not optional—it is essential,” she emphasized.
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