Dhaka, June 4 -- The United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) has terminated contracts with 1,179 local teachers engaged in educating Rohingya children in Cox's Bazar, citing a global "crisis" in humanitarian funding.

In a statement on Tuesday, the organisation said: "The global shortfall in humanitarian aid funding has forced us to make some difficult decisions.

"As part of this, contracts with 1,179 members of the host community who were engaged as teachers in kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 for Rohingya children are being discontinued through UNICEF partners."

Among those affected are teachers of English, science, social science and art, the agency said.

"After Eid and the subsequent holidays [until 29 June], the return of remain...