- Fund to assist about 1.35 million individuals
- International support for Bangladesh and the need to safeguard refugees
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its humanitarian partners made a request to the international community on Wednesday to intensify measures aimed at safeguarding and supporting Rohingya refugees and their host communities.
The majority of the almost one million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh left Myanmar seven years ago.
A news statement states that the Bangladeshi authorities are leading the implementation of the 2024 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis.
In order to help 1.35 million individuals, including host communities and Rohingya refugees, the financial request is asking for $852.4 million.
The plan and associated financial requirements are being presented to donors in Geneva by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Amy Pope, the Director General of the International Organization for Migration, Mohammad Tofazzel Hossain Miah, the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.
As the fighting in Myanmar intensifies, there is a greater need than ever for international solidarity with Bangladesh and refugee protection.
Almost half of the 117 partners in the Joint Response Plan are Bangladeshi NGOs. In addition to 346,000 people from host communities, it seeks to assist around one million Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and on the island of Bhasan Char. It will provide food, shelter, healthcare, access to clean water, protective services, education, possibilities for a livelihood, and skill development.
As the fighting in Myanmar intensifies, there is a greater need than ever for international solidarity with Bangladesh and refugee protection.
Almost half of the 117 partners in the Joint Response Plan are Bangladeshi NGOs. In addition to 346,000 people from host communities, it seeks to assist around one million Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and on the island of Bhasan Char. It will provide food, shelter, healthcare, access to clean water, protective services, education, possibilities for a livelihood, and skill development.
In Bangladesh, 95% of Rohingya households are considered vulnerable and continue to rely on humanitarian aid.
More than 75% of the targeted refugee population is made up of women and children, who are more vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, and gender-based violence. As such, they require sustained help immediately.
The majority of refugees in the camps are under the age of 18, and they are stuck there with few options for employment, education, and skill development.
More than 75% of the targeted refugee population is made up of women and children, who are more vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, and gender-based violence. As such, they require sustained help immediately.
The majority of refugees in the camps are under the age of 18, and they are stuck there with few options for employment, education, and skill development.
The international community must keep providing refugees in the camps with life-saving and life-sustaining aid as well as investments in education, skill development, and employment opportunities. For refugees who are finding it difficult to meet their basic requirements and to augment the meagre humanitarian aid, this is a lifeline.
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