UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Visits Rohingya Refugee Camps
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom traveled to Bangladesh to witness the effects of severe cuts to official development assistance (ODA) on the nearly 500,000 children living in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.
Impact of Funding Cuts on Children
Bloom’s four-day visit involved meetings with children, families, and aid workers to grasp the extent of funding challenges threatening education, health, protection, and survival for refugee children.
“The children in these camps are 100 per cent dependent on aid, but that aid is sadly shrinking.”
“I met 14-year-old Aziz who told me he dreamed of becoming an engineer so that he could build a drone to show the world how much help Rohingya children need. These children need an education in order to have a future.”
Education Crisis in Rohingya Camps
- In June 2025, UNICEF temporarily closed most schools in the camps due to funding shortages, affecting nearly 150,000 children.
- Recent fundraising efforts allowed children of all grades to resume learning.
- An anticipated funding shortfall in early 2026 threatens to close all schools again, risking over 300,000 children losing access to education.
Summary
Orlando Bloom’s visit highlights the urgent need for sustained aid as funding cuts endanger the education and future of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children in Bangladesh.
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