EU mobilises €96m for Rohingya

The European Union has mobilised a total of 96 million euro for Rohingyas in 2020 for humanitarian, development cooperation as well as conflict prevention support, reports UNB.

The EU along with the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees co-hosted the conference in solidarity with Rohingya refugees and countries in the region recently.

Representing the EU at the conference, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenar?i? said the international community came together to show its support and deliver further assistance to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees and the communities hosting them.

"We must do all we can so the Rohingya crisis does not become a forgotten tragedy. At this difficult time, the EU continues to stand by the most vulnerable with this emergency humanitarian support."

Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, said the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has increased the challenges on the ground. "EU pledge reinforces our engagement with partners in support of people and development in the region. We must prevent a worsening of this crisis."

This funding from the EU will focus on helping those most in need, channelled through UN agencies, NGOs and international organisations:

Humanitarian assistance of euro 51.5 million - which includes a new allocation of euro 20 million from the Emergency Aid Reserve - will help refugees and vulnerable host communities. Priority sectors will be protection (including child protection, Gender Based-Violence), critical healthcare (including mental health) and nutrition, food assistance and key coordination roles.