Five years have passed since Rohingya minority Muslim militants in Myanmar clashed with government forces, prompting more than 700,000 Rohingya people to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.

Rohingya militants attacked police and military facilities in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine on August 25, 2017. The military countered with a large-scale sweeping operation. Most of those who fled to Bangladesh are still living in refugee camps there.

The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, says as of late July, some 936,000 Rohingya refugees were living in 33 refugee camps in Bangladesh. They include those who fled Myanmar before the exodus five years ago.

The human rights situation has further deteriorated in Myanmar as military crackdowns on citizens have continued since the military took power in February 2021.

The refugees have little prospect of returning to Myanmar as their safety cannot be guaranteed.

The UNHCR said on Tuesday that its calls for donations to enable it to deliver assistance to the refugees has only been half met, with 49 percent of the requested funds received.

The agency faces a challenge in supporting the refugees as it remains underfunded, with the international attention focused on the situation in Ukraine.