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We keep coming back to these photos. Rohingya volunteers in DRC vests, moving through the camps at last night with torch...
09/07/2026

We keep coming back to these photos.

Rohingya volunteers in DRC vests, moving through the camps at last night with torches – checking slopes, knocking on doors, telling families it was time to move.

And then this video. Yesterday, a landslide struck a learning facility in Camp 5. The aftermath is heartbreaking, with refugees digging with their bare hands to reach the students inside. Four children and an instructor did not survive.

We don't have the words to do justice to either of these.

There has been exceptional, continuous rainfall to Cox's Bazar since 6 July. In the camps DRC supports alone, we have recorded so far at least 202 landslides, 610 damaged shelters, and 132 households displaced. Across the wider camp complex, at least 17 people have lost their lives to landslides and flooding.

Nearly 400 DRC staff and refugee volunteers have been working without pause since the rain began. They faced the same danger as everyone else in these camps, and they went out into it anyway.

We are heartbroken by the tragic landslide today at a madrasa in Camp 5, Ukhiya Rohingya Camp, that claimed the lives of...
08/07/2026

We are heartbroken by the tragic landslide today at a madrasa in Camp 5, Ukhiya Rohingya Camp, that claimed the lives of Rohingya children.
Our deepest condolences to the families who lost their children, and to the entire community grieving this unimaginable loss. Our teams stand with you in this difficult time and are supporting ongoing response efforts.
The monsoon continues to put lives at risk across the camps. We join calls for urgent action to protect those living on unstable hillsides.

More than 230 millimeters of rain fell on Camp 8W in a single day this week. The terrain there – steep paths, shelters p...
08/07/2026

More than 230 millimeters of rain fell on Camp 8W in a single day this week. The terrain there – steep paths, shelters pressed into hillsides – leaves very little margin when the ground is that saturated.
Nine people have died across the Cox's Bazar camps in the past 48 hours. In the camps DRC supports – 8E, 8W, 10, and 12 – our teams documented 110 landslides, 275 damaged shelters, and 132 households who had to leave their homes overnight.
Nearly 400 DRC staff and refugee volunteers have been working around the clock – conducting rapid assessments, relocating families, providing psychological first aid, and making sure the most vulnerable aren't left behind. The bamboo retaining walls and slope protection structures we had put in place held in some areas and gave way in others. That is the nature of this terrain during monsoon season.
The camps are exposed. The risks are known and mapped, and our teams prepare for this every year. But preparation has its limits when 230mm falls in 24 hours and the ground has nowhere left to absorb it.
To our teams in Cox's Bazar: refugee volunteers, the Site Management Support staff, the Protection teams… thank you!


Strengthening community participation, dignity, and inclusive support in Rohingya communitiesWith the support of Interna...
28/06/2026

Strengthening community participation, dignity, and inclusive support in Rohingya communities
With the support of International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) CCCM/SMS team continues to strengthen community engagement, promote inclusion, and improve access to responsive humanitarian services.
Together with IOM and community members, DRC remains committed to building safer, more inclusive, and accountable humanitarian responses.

21/06/2026

From a watchtower in Cox’s Bazar, Myanmar is visible in the distance. But for more than one million Rohingya refugees, safe, voluntary, and dignified return remains out of reach. Refugees share how reduced funding is affecting access to education, livelihoods, and protection services. As opportunities shrink, risks grow, including child labour, child marriage, trafficking, abduction, and gender-based violence. DRC continues to support refugees and host communities through protection, case management, psychosocial support, site management, vocational training, and livelihood activities. In marking World Refugee Day, we call on the international community not to forget them. Bangladesh has shown extraordinary generosity in hosting Rohingya refugees. That responsibility must continue to be matched by sustained international support, so people can live in safety and dignity until conditions for return are truly in place. We thank out generous donors for supporting our work on Cox’s Bazar: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, EU in Emergencies, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Nations OCHA, IOM - UN Migration, and UNDP

Safety is not achieved by any one actor alone. It is built and sustained through solidarity, shared responsibility, and ...
21/06/2026

Safety is not achieved by any one actor alone. It is built and sustained through solidarity, shared responsibility, and collective action. It depends on communities, humanitarian organisations, donors, and governments working together to ensure that people facing displacement, conflict, and crisis can live with dignity, protection, and hope.
This World Refugee Day, as we reflect on the theme "Until Everyone Is Safe," we stand with more than one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar who continue to face uncertainty, displacement, and protection risks. Nearly nine years after the mass displacement from Myanmar, safe, voluntary, dignified, and sustainable solutions remain out of reach for most refugees, making sustained international support more critical than ever.
Responding to these challenges requires coordinated action. The Protection Consortium brings together the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), Humanity & Inclusion (HI), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), with support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Through this partnership, Rohingya refugees can access essential protection and support services, including community-based protection, healthcare, education, legal documentation, and disability-inclusive assistance. By coordinating interventions, sharing expertise, and addressing gaps collectively, the consortium strengthens protection systems and helps build resilience across refugee and host communities in Cox’s Bazar.
Protection is not simply a service that can be delivered when resources allow. It is a fundamental right and a prerequisite for safety, dignity, and opportunity.
On World Refugee Day, we reaffirm our commitment to partnership, collective responsibility, and sustained humanitarian support. Continued flexible and predictable funding remains essential to ensure that lifesaving protection services reach those who need them most. Because safety cannot wait. And until everyone is safe, none of us can claim that safety is truly universal.
& Inclusion Bangladesh Rescue Committee – Bangladesh

Over 117 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced. They have lost everything, yet they endure, armed with t...
20/06/2026

Over 117 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced. They have lost everything, yet they endure, armed with the strength of their humanity: the love for their children, the hope for a better future, their friendships, their dignity.

On , join us in celebrating our share humanity and in renewing our steadfast commitment to all people who have been forced from their home and their lives. If they can persevere, so must our support.

Read more about our work at drc.ngo

More have arrived in the camps than have left. Thousands of children are born here every year. And today, we are launc...
20/05/2026

More have arrived in the camps than have left. Thousands of children are born here every year. And today, we are launching a plan that is 26% smaller than last year’s. This is what recalibrating a response under pressure looks like.

Today in Cox’s Bazar, DRC’s Sumitra Mukherjee (Head of Rohingya Response, Bangladesh Operation) spoke on behalf of the INGO community at the launch of the recalibrated 2026 Rohingya response – a USD 710.5 million appeal for 1.6 million people across Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.

Her message was direct: “We face a clear choice. To continue stretching a resource-starved response to its limits – or to recognise this moment as an opportunity to invest in the resilience and dignity of a population in ways that also benefit host communities and the country as a whole.”

In the ninth year of this crisis, Bangladesh continues to host the world’s largest refugee settlement. That generosity deserves a response from the international community that matches the scale of the need.

The INGO community in Cox’s Bazar stands ready to deliver.

DRC Bangladesh was honoured to welcome our Secretary General, Charlotte Slente, during her recent visit to Bangladesh. H...
28/04/2026

DRC Bangladesh was honoured to welcome our Secretary General, Charlotte Slente, during her recent visit to Bangladesh. Her visit offered an important opportunity to witness firsthand the ongoing humanitarian response in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and to engage with key stakeholders in Dhaka.

During her time in the camps, she observed both the strong coordination efforts in place and the growing challenges faced by Rohingya families, including overcrowded shelters, increasing protection risks, and the uncertainty of prolonged displacement.
In Dhaka, valuable discussions were held with donors and partners on key priorities such as dignified shelter, strengthened protection, self-reliance opportunities, and the importance of localization.

We also extend our heartfelt appreciation to our dedicated DRC Bangladesh colleagues for their continued commitment to supporting vulnerable communities.

We sincerely thank Charlotte Slente for her visit, care, and continued leadership and solidarity with the people we serve.

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 May this beautiful day fill your hearts with joy, your homes with peace, and your lives with endless bles...
19/03/2026

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 May this beautiful day fill your hearts with joy, your homes with peace, and your lives with endless blessings.

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