Support Children in the Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Dear Friend,

Thanks to your generous support, UNICEF continues its efforts to provide Rohingya children and their families with the life-saving interventions they need. UNICEF helped to avert major disease outbreaks by focusing on prevention, social mobilization, service coverage and quality improvements in health, nutrition and water services. The education sector reached over 90 percent of Rohingya children aged 4 to 14 living in camps with education. Additionally, integrated vocational and life skills programs are reaching 12,500 adolescent boys and girls in camps and host communities. As part of the sector-wide approach to water safety, piped water networks were constructed to improve the quality and sustainability of drinking water. Additional water networks planned and will reach 80 percent of the population, with your support.

In the first half of 2019, UNICEF and its partners have:

• Admitted 8,598 Rohingya children to 35 outpatient therapeutic programs for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition;
• Fully immunized 56,494 infants in camps and host communities, protecting them against measles, diphtheria and other diseases;
• Reached 250,000 Rohingya refugees with safe water. Fourteen piped water networks have been completed, meaning 84,500 or one-third of the refugees in the UNICEF’s area of responsibility are accessing water chlorinated during distribution;
• Provided psychosocial support for 58,427 children to contribute to the mental, social and emotional well-being;
• Ensured access to learning for 192,063 (49 per cent girls) Rohingya children aged 4 to 14 years in 2,167 learning centers

As the humanitarian needs in Cox’s Bazar develop, and the lives of children are affected, UNICEF and its partners will continue scaling up activities in Bangladesh thanks to donations like yours. We greatly appreciate your commitment to ensuring a bright future for Rohingya children and their families.

Sincerely,

Whitney Simon