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Development Partner Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
IOM is shifting focus toward resilient, climate-adaptive, and self-reliance-focused programming to address the challenge of shrinking humanitarian funding for Rohingya refugees.
IOM supported the Government of Bangladesh in a national consultation for the International Migration Review Forum 2026.
Canada announced a CAD 10 million contribution to UNHCR and IOM for Rohingya refugee cooking fuel.
IOM and UNHCR published the 2026 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis.
IOM released the Bangladesh Crisis Response Plan 2026 identifying a $119.5 million funding requirement.
Office opened in Dhaka in 1998; cooperation with the Government of Bangladesh dates to 1992 (Persian Gulf crisis repatriation). Sub-offices in Sylhet and Cox's Bazar. ERD partnership confirmed via signed grant agreements between Economic Relations Division and IOM (e.g. EUR 1m CINEMARENA II and EUR 5m reintegration services deals). No verifiable cumulative/portfolio/disbursement USD figure to Bangladesh found from an official source; left null.
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