€15m EU support for Rohingyas

The European Union (EU) has provided €15 million for the medium-term development needs of the refugees and their host communities in Cox's Bazar.

The support has been made available in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis, said a press release.

With the amount, the EU has so far made available €65 million in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The support will focus on community development, social cohesion, mitigating risks of tensions, as well as gender equality.

The EU is committed to help finding a sustainable solution to the Rohingya refugee crisis -- it, therefore, welcomes the World Bank's recent pledge of development support and encourages other development donors to follow suit, it added.

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