(Cox’s Bazar, 23rd – Comprehensive Report) The Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh is facing the closure of numerous schools due to funding shortages, causing a wave of Rohingya children to drop out and exacerbating issues of child marriage and child labor.
Since the beginning of this year, more than 4,500 schools have been suspended, leaving over 227,500 Rohingya children with no access to education. UNICEF pointed out that international aid is insufficient, with only 38% of required funds raised, far short of this year’s $256 million requirement.
Begum, a 35-year-old Rohingya mother, admitted that before the schools closed, she hastily married off her 16-year-old daughter, hoping her son-in-law would allow her daughter to continue her education. She worries that without schooling, her child will simply waste away, becoming a “lost generation.”
A report from the International Rescue Committee shows that reduced humanitarian aid has already led to severe consequences: a 3% rise in child marriage cases and a 7% increase in child labor cases. The organization warns that the real numbers may be even higher.
There are currently about 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, half of whom are children. Since the Myanmar military launched a violent crackdown against the Rohingya in Rakhine State in 2017, large numbers of refugees have fled to the border area of Bangladesh. In the past year and a half, an additional 150,000 refugees have poured in, further straining local humanitarian aid resources.
Begum, a 35-year-old Rohingya mother, admitted that before the schools closed, she hastily married off her 16-year-old daughter, hoping her son-in-law would allow her daughter to continue her education. She worries that without schooling, her child will simply waste away, becoming a “lost generation.”
A report from the International Rescue Committee shows that reduced humanitarian aid has already led to severe consequences: a 3% rise in child marriage cases and a 7% increase in child labor cases. The organization warns that the real numbers may be even higher.
There are currently about 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, half of whom are children. Since the Myanmar military launched a violent crackdown against the Rohingya in Rakhine State in 2017, large numbers of refugees have fled to the border area of Bangladesh. In the past year and a half, an additional 150,000 refugees have poured in, further straining local humanitarian aid resources.