An appeal to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is "well short of needs," the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, as refugees called on donors not to forget the crisis ahead of the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.
Rohingya refugees cross the Naf River on an improvised raft to reach Bangladesh in the waters off Teknaf, Bangladesh, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/ Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ File photo
"For the almost 1 million stateless Rohingya refugees, conditions in Bangladesh are extremely overcrowded, and they remain fully reliant on humanitarian assistance for their survival, UNHCR said. "The support from the international community has been and is crucial in delivering lifesaving protection and assistance services for Rohingya refugees but funding is well short of needs."
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