The United States has announced virtually $199 million in unique assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Under Secretary of Command for Civilian Safety, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya made the announcement on Tuesday (24 September) while taking fragment in the excessive-level United Nations Fashioned Assembly (UNGA) facet event on the Rohingya disaster.
In conserving with a press demonstrate by the Build of labor of the US spokesperson, this funding involves virtually $70 million thru the Division of Command’s Bureau of Inhabitants, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and over $129 million from USAID, $78 million of which comes from the Division of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit score Corporation which will abet USAID to aquire, ship, and distribute meals from American farmers to Rohingya refugees and host neighborhood contributors in Bangladesh.
The assistance aims to set aside lives and abet provide protection to, shelter, and feed these forced to soar violence and persecution. Furthermore, this shall be at possibility of lend a hand catastrophe preparedness and protection for refugees and host communities; bolster uncover proper of entry to to education and abilities coaching; and put together refugees for his or her probably return dwelling when situations allow, reads the press demonstrate.
The US authorities has supplied bigger than $2.5 billion for the regional Rohingya response since August 2017, alongside side bigger than $2.1 billion in Bangladesh, of which virtually $1.3 billion used to be contributed thru PRM.
“The United States stays dedicated to handing over assistance to disaster-affected communities in Bangladesh and the distance and calls on other donors to proceed their lend a hand,” the press free up stated.
