Since 25 August 2017, 671,500 refugees from Myanmar have fled to Bangladesh. Over 880,000 refuges are now living in Cox’s Bazar (ISCG Report 25 Mar’18), including those who arrived before the exodus. The scale of the influx of refugees arriving in Cox’s Bazar is unprecedented and putting enormous pressure on the Bangladesh government, host communities and humanitarian agencies.
Women, children and infants make up over 70 per cent of the refugees. They are in desperate need of clean drinking water, food, medical help, protection and safe places to sleep. Moreover, a large number of children have already been identified with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM).