Refugee Agency of the United Nations and Japan government Signing of a 600 million yen ($4.5 million) deal to provide aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
the new The partnership agreement will promote life-saving, sustainable and services support self-reliance of refugees and host Bangladeshi communities on Southeast coast of Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char Island in Gulf of Bengal, according to a statement by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Dhaka.
Bangladesh currently hosting more More than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Crowded camps in southern border region of the country of Cox’s Bazar. Most of those oppressed people escape from brutality military oppression in Rakhine State in Myanmar in August 2017.
“this new input from government of Japan for some of Basic commission protection and help programs as well as livelihood activities in camps in Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char comes in a critical The time we are in now facing A financing crisis looms already He appears in reduced Refugee access said Johannes van der Klaau, representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in bangladesh, in Statement.
Japan also confirmed to remain linked in repatriation process of refugees.
“We will continue to participate in the solution for Return is voluntary, safe and sustainable, and you will cooperate with UNHCR and other humanitarian partners to achieve better living conditions for “Refugees and host communities,” said the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, Iwama Kimenori in Statement.
In Bhasan Char, the Japanese contribution will be allow UNHCR to expand and promote education and livelihood activities to help refugees in supporting their communities, UNHCR continued.
In addition, the financing support the renovation of Two primary health centers on island of Bhasan Char.
Since the beginning of Emergency in August 2017, Japan has been a consistent supporter of Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh, contribution over $204 million for UNHCR, other UN agencies and NGOs in UNHCR said Bangladesh.
