Support Children in the Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Dear Friend,

As the Rohingya Refugee Crisis surpass its 6-month mark and the world advocates on World Water Day, the international community is faced with an impending issue - monsoon season in South Asia. As the refugee camps set up in northern Bangladesh continue to struggle with the need of water, sanitation and hygiene in addition to immunization, education, nutrition and child protection the seasonal rains will soon begin in April which have a high risk of exacerbating many of the current issues. UNICEF is calling for urgent support to mitigate potential risks, as well as respond to the current need.

Your support thus far has help in so many ways. Here are a few key highlights over the past few months that your support has helped create: 

• World Water Day was commemorated in Camps 5, 6 and 7 with an advocacy meeting on safe water. Two hundred community leaders and youth volunteers participated in discussions to identify measures to address the water quality challenges in the camps.
• UNICEF and partners have constructed 610 tube wells since the start of the crisis, which are currently providing safe water for 293,150 people. With sanitation interventions, 14,713 latrines have been constructed and are now benefiting 394,950 people.
• UNICEF and partners have screened nearly 263,000 children for malnutrition.
• Since September 2017, UNICEF and partners have conducted six large-scale immunization campaigns to protect children from a range of infections including cholera, measles, rubella, tetanus, poliomyelitis, pertussis, Hepatitis B and diphtheria.
• Thirty-eight per cent of learning centers (270 out of 707) have now been upgraded to semi-permanent structures, which will help the continuity of education services during the upcoming monsoon season.
• Door-to-door awareness visits have now reached 293,450 refugees, providing guidance on how to prepare their households for the upcoming monsoon season.
• In an effort to prepare for the monsoon season, UNICEF is reinforcing and relocating facilities at risk of floods and landslides (such as latrines; health and nutrition centers; child friendly spaces; and learning centers) to prevent the disruption of services during the monsoon season.

Thank you for your continued support of UNICEF's work during the Rohingya Crisis. Each of you plays a vital role in the support to thousands of children. We would greatly appreciate any additional support you can give to help children during such a difficult time. Thank you!

Links:

• Monsoon Season - Another Deadly Threat to Rohingya Children