World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti aid update

To address the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis affecting 1.3 million people in Bangladesh, UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday launched a $852.4 million appeal supporting refugees and the communities hosting them. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/03/1147567
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World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti aid update
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UNHCR chief urges support for Bangladesh to save Rohingya lives, ‘build hope’

25 May 2022

Wrapping up a five-day mission to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Wednesday for sustained and predictable support for Rohingya refugees and their host communities.

Nigeria: $1.3 billion drive to stop ‘ticking time bomb’ of child malnutrition

16 Feb 2023

The UN launched a $1.3 billion appeal on Thursday to help six million people severely affected by conflict, disease, and disaster in northeast Nigeria.

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Response plan launched to support 1.4 million Rohingya and Bangladeshis

29 Mar 2022

“Robust and sustained international support” is again needed for Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi communities generously hosting them, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.