Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh 2025)

Bangladesh has been hosting over 1.17 million Rohingya refugees since 2017, creating one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian crises with significant implications for both refugee and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. In this context, the Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) 2025 was conducted to generate updated evidence on community needs, service gaps, and vulnerabilities across key sectors, including Child Protection, Education, Health and Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, Shelter, and Accountability. The assessment highlights persistent and interconnected vulnerabilities shaped by displacement, poverty, gender inequality, and limited access to essential services. Findings reveal critical concerns related to child protection, including rising risks of recruitment by armed groups, gender-based violence, child labour, and early marriage. While progress is noted in areas such as birth registration, education access, and hygiene awareness, significant gaps remain in safety, inclusion, livelihoods, and service quality—particularly for host communities and adolescent girls. The MSNA 2025 provides evidence-based guidance to inform strategic planning, sectoral prioritization, and integrated programming for 2026, emphasizing the need for child-centered, gender-responsive, and equity-driven humanitarian responses