US, UK announce $96m fresh aid

New York (USA), Oct 1 (UNB): The United States and the United Kingdom announced fresh aid commitment of 96 million dollars in the first ever high-level conference on the Rohingya and other Myanmar minorities at the UN headquarters on Tuesday, said Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam.

The US announced a new donation of 60 million dollars and the UK 36 million dollars, he told UNB.

"Houses burned. Neighbours killed. Hope vanishing." With those stark words, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock opened the high-level UN conference, as alarm rises over the impact of Myanmar's deepening crisis which threatens to destabilise the wider region.

Assembly President Baerbock underscored the scale of suffering.

"Over five million Rohingya men, women and children share some version of this story," she said, noting that 800,000 children remain out of school in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camp alone.