UN to hold Rohingya conference as refugee camps face aid crisis
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The UN is set to hold a high-level conference on the Rohingya crisis. But in refugee camps across Cox's Bazar, child malnutrition is rising as food rations and health services shrink. Some families are trying to grow their own food to supplement their dwindling rations.
Breakdown
- Over 1.4 million Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar face worsening conditions due to aid cuts. 8s
- Funding shortages have led to increased malnutrition and the closure of schools in the camps. 16s
- UNICEF reports a 27% rise in children needing emergency malnutrition treatment in early 2025. 1m 3s
- Some families are supplementing rations by growing their own food with aid agency support. 1m 41s
- Rohingya leaders express concern about being excluded from the upcoming UN conference. 2m 16s