Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at a hotel here.

Their discussion focused on the ongoing Rohingya crisis, particularly the severe funding shortfall affecting humanitarian operations for the over one million Rohingyas currently sheltered in Bangladesh. A key concern was the impact of these funding cuts on education services for Rohingya children in the camps.

Describing the donor funding cuts as a serious challenge, Prof Yunus said they had already forced the closure of schools and resulted in job losses for thousands of Rohingya teachers. "This is a disaster. Education in the camps provided a glimme...