200507
NRC tightening
Movement permits required
for Rohingya
Economic exclusion deepens; confined to townships
2012
Rakhine State
violence
Military complicity in
intercommunal violence
~140,000 internally displaced; apartheid conditions
2015
White card
cancellation
~700,000 Rohingya IDs
revoked pre-election
Complete political disenfranchisement
OctDec
2016
Clearance
operations
Military response to ARSA
attacks
~70,000 flee; documented atrocities (UN, 2017)
Aug
2017
Genocide
campaign
Coordinated assault —
genocidal intent (UN FFM)
700,000+ flee in weeks; hundreds of villages burned
Jan
2019
ICJ case filed
The Gambia v. Myanmar —
Genocide Convention
Provisional measures ordered Jan 2020; case ongoing
Feb
2021
Military coup
Military seizes power; all
peace processes halted
Return prospects severely diminished; worsening
Note: Sources: UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (2018); Zarni and Cowley (2014); Human Rights Watch (2017); ICJ
(2019).
Source: UNHCR (2023, 2025); UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (2018); Human Rights Watch (2017).
3.3 The Humanitarian Data Landscape — Table 4 and Figure 3
The Cox's Bazar refugee camps now host approximately 974,000 Rohingya in conditions of
multidimensional deprivation compounded by a worsening funding crisis. Table 4 presents key
humanitarian indicators; Figure 3 visualizes the widening funding gap that directly drives
service access crises.
Table 4: Key Humanitarian Indicators — Cox's Bazar Rohingya Camps (2025-2026)
Indicator
Data
Source
Total Rohingya population in camps
~974,000
UNHCR, 2025
Children under 18 as % of population
~52%
UNHCR, 2025
2025 Joint Response Plan — Funding requested
$934.5 million
UNHCR, 2025
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