Saudi Extend Aid Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Chittagong, Bangladesh (VOA-Islam.com) - Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi, handed over a check amounting to 3509 million Taka (1 / 2 Billion Rupiah) to the UNHCR representative in Bangladesh, Craig Sanders in his office at the date April 5.

Saudi Arabia provided financial assistance to supply food and other essential commodities for the origin of the Burmese Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh, by coordinating with the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), according to a press release from the Saudi embassy.

U.S. State Department on his website posted an urgent proposal "Priorities Fund for Assistance to the origin of the Burmese Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh," which states that in order to increase overall, broad approach to the registered Rohingya refugees living in two official refugee camps, Kutupalong and Nayapara, and unregistered Rohingya Muslim refugees and local people of Bangladesh who live outside the camps, will take priority over other projects that submitted proposals in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement.

.. It is good news because we are able to provide education to our children, but we're not sure whether the program would be implemented. "He said ..

Proposal for official Rohingya Muslim refugees, among others, include the expansion of skills training that can sustain life income, improving health care (including reproductive health for displaced women), education programs, support programs for the disabled, enhancing the physical infrastructure in the camps, including camps and roads, as well as enhancing knowledge and increasing ability to identify and respond to GBV.

Meanwhile, a proposal that combines registered Rohingya Muslims who live outside the official camps, Kutupalong and Nayapara, must connect the sector with priority over other activities include: expanding access to justice by strengthening law and order in the district in which refugee camps are situated and expanded access education for refugee children who will serve the students Rohingya and Bangladesh, where Rohingya refugees are targeted to reach 50 percent of targeted beneficiaries.

When a refugee asked about which programs will be conducted by the UNHCR, he replied, "It is good news because we are able to provide education to our children, but we're not sure whether the program would be implemented." He said.

"We thank the government of Saudi Arabia and the United States because it helps us and develop programs to save us and our children in the camp," said a woman from the refugee camps of Kutupalong registered. (Kp)

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