10 Years of the Rohingya Crisis: Major Funding Disparity in the Rohingya Crisis: Nearly 90% Goes to UN Agencies, While Local NGOs Receive Only 2% Cox’s Bazar, 25 August 2026: The Rohingya crisis has completed its ninth year and entered its tenth year. Since 2017, the Government of Bangladesh, national and international NGOs, and UN agencies have been providing vital humanitarian assistance to nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar. However, research shows that the majority of funding for the Rohingya humanitarian response is being channeled to UN agencies and international NGOs, raising concerns among local organizations. Speakers raised questions about the allocation of humanitarian funding at a press conference held today at the Cox’s Bazar Press Club, organized