‘Difficult policy choices lie ahead’ to improve Rohingya nutrition, research finds (Devex)

Devex reported on IFPRI’s new issue brief on the forcibly displaced Rohingya. The article described the key takeaways from the brief and policy seminar held on July 10th, including the degree of Cox’s Bazar’s dependency on food aid and child malnutrition, and quoted Nonresident Fellow John Hoddinott explaining that while nutrition has improved since 2017, it remains unclear how migrants will fare going forward given highly limited access to micronutrient- and protein-rich foods. Hoddinott added that the Rohingya experience worse outcomes than their Bangladeshi neighbors in part because the government has prohibited the migrants from working, and that long-term strategies are needed to address the needs of this vulnerable population.