UN slightly reduces rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees wait at the World Food Programme(WFP) distribution center to purchase grocery items, at the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

DHAKA (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food Programme has managed to sustain food assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, though rations have been slightly reduced due to funding shortages, officials said on Thursday.

Under the revised system, each refugee in the world’s largest refugee settlement in the southeastern border district of Cox’s Bazar will receive $12 per month, down from the previous $12.50.