The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has called for more aid from international donors in a bid to mitigate the plight of the Rohingya refugees.
Filippo made the appeal during a media briefing at the UNHCR Cox’s Bazar office after visiting refugees at Balukhali and Kutupalong camps on Sunday.
He talked to a number of refugees and listened to the horror they experienced at home in Rakhine state. The refugees also expressed their ongoing plight to the UN high commissioner.
“I was struck by the incredible magnitude of their needs as they need everything, including shelter, food, clean water and proper healthcare,” he said.
“To arrange all these facilities in an organised way would be a big challenge for Bangladesh.”
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Filippo said that his trip to Cox’s Bazar was also meant to highlight the plight of the refugees along with the local communities and to urge the international community for more assistance.
He also praised the government’s effort to bring the refugees under a biometric registration process.
“It will be a very important exercise to have clarity on the numbers, to organise the assistance better and eventually to identify the refugees when they go back,” the UNHCR chief said.
According to UNHCR, around 429,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh since the latest military crackdown erupted in Rakhine on August 25.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
