“I think it is important to have a political solution. It is difficult to find enough humanitarian funding.”She said they generally receive 50-70% funding against any appeal during an emergency or humanitarian crisis. Unicef Bangladesh has appealed for $152 million to provide 685,000 Rohingya refugees and host community residents with critical support in 2019. Rohingya children a priorityAccording to a joint press release issued by Unicef chief Fore, and UN secretary-general’s envoy, Meraikhi, half a million Rohingya children are stateless refugees in Cox’s Bazar, increasingly anxious about their futures, and vulnerable to frustration and despair. It added that until conditions in Myanmar lead to those eligible returning home, Rohingya children remain a status-less minority.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 27, 2019 14:44 UTC