প্রকাশ: 24/09/2022
The United
States (US) Friday announced more than 170 million US
dollars in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas inside and outside
Myanmar as well as for host communities in Bangladesh.
"With
nearly $138 million for programs specifically in Bangladesh, it (additional
assistance) provides life-sustaining support to the over 940,000 Rohingyas,
many of whom are survivors of a campaign of genocide and crimes against
humanity and ethnic cleansing, and 540,000 generous host community members in
Bangladesh," said US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in a press
statement Friday.
He said
the new assistance will enable the provision of food, safe drinking water,
health care, protection, education, shelter, and psychosocial support.
"The
United States applauds the generosity of the government and people of
Bangladesh and other Rohingya-hosting countries in the region," Blinken
said.
The total
US assistance in response to the Rohingya Crisis has reached nearly $1.9 billion
with this new funding since August 2017, when over 740,000 Rohingya were forced
to flee to safety in Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh, said the Secretary of State.
Of the
additional humanitarian assistance, more than $93 million was allocated by the
State Department and more than $77 million through USAID.
"Recognizing
that conditions in Burma (Myanmar) do not currently allow for the safe,
voluntary, dignified, and sustainable return and reintegration of displaced
Rohingya, we are working with the Government of Bangladesh, Rohingya, and
people within Burma toward finding solutions to the crisis," Blinken said.
He urged
other donors to contribute robustly to the humanitarian response and increase
support to those driven from and affected by violence in Myanmar.
The
secretary of state also commended the US humanitarian partners for the
lifesaving work they continue to do every day for Rohingyas.
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