Dhaka, May 20 -- The United Nations and its humanitarian partners on Wednesday have appealed for 710 million US dollars in international assistance for the next year to sustain emergency support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, warning that deepening global crises and shrinking aid budgets are threatening vital services for one of the world's largest displaced populations.

Launching the updated 2026 Joint Response Plan, UN agencies and aid organisations called for $710.5m to provide food, shelter, healthcare, education and protection services for Rohingya refugees living in camps in Cox's Bazar and on Bhasan Char, as well as vulnerable Bangladeshi host communities affected by the crisis.

The appeal comes nearly a decade after hundre...