New refugees fleeing conflict in Myanmar continued to arrive in Bangladesh, with 5,524 new arrivals documented between January and June 2026. Restrictions on camp expansion and limited shelter capacity have further exacerbated overcrowding and protection risks, particularly for women and girls. Between April and June, reported cases of gender-based violence (GBV) increased by 10 per cent compared with the previous quarter, highlighting a concerning deterioration in the protection environment in the Rohingya camps. The data also indicated the continued prevalence of intimate partner violence and abuse.
Maternal deaths declined, with six recorded during the reporting period—a 50 per cent decrease compared with the same period in 2025. The number of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services provided through women-friendly spaces also increased by 10.5 per cent from the previous quarter, indicating a positive trend in the utilization of these spaces and their continued importance. However, reduced community outreach, alongside the prioritization of essential life-saving services, contributed to slightly lower access to SRH services overall.
Between April and June, UNFPA-supported facilities delivered 78,076 SRH services. In addition, UNFPA reached 187,000 people—most of them women and girls—with GBV prevention and response services. It also distributed 1,760 dignity kits to Rohingya women and adolescent girls, the majority of whom had recently arrived from Myanmar, helping to address immediate protection and dignity needs.
Due to the worsening funding outlook and the resulting prioritization of the Joint Response Plan for Bangladesh, UNFPA’s appeal was reduced from US$26.4 million to US$20.4 million, of which US$20.09 million has been secured. Despite strong support for UNFPA’s core life-saving work, funding gaps across the wider response continue to affect the delivery of essential services. The GBV Sub-Sector faces a US$10.7 million funding gap, while the Health Sector faces a US$20 million gap for priority services, including comprehensive SRH services. These shortfalls are placing additional pressure on referral systems and other services on which UNFPA-supported programmes depend, putting essential SRH and GBV services at risk and threatening the progress made in recent years.
