The Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh faces significant developmental challenges, with 33% of its 2.29 million population living below the poverty line. The influx of Rohingya refugees since 2017 has exacerbated existing issues, particularly in health and protection systems. Host communities and refugee camps, grapple with deteriorating sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and protection situations. The pandemic has further intensified risks, with increased child, early, and forced marriages, limited access to gender-based violence (GBV) services, and a lack of mental health and psychosocial support.
