UN so far gets 43pc of $77m sought for Rohingyas

Revised funding call stands at $200m

The United Nations has so far received 43 per cent of $ 77 million they appealed for to support the Rohingyas, who had to flee into Bangladesh to escape the atrocities by Myanmar security forces in their homeland Rakhine state. “As of this morning (Monday), aid agencies have received 43 per cent of the $77 million appealed [for] in the initial response plan,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary general told a regular briefing at the global body’s headquarters in New York on Monday.

However, he said, “The scale of the emergency has surpassed early projections.  The response plan is being revised, with funding requirements projected to rise to $200 million to reach 1.2 million people — including the newly arrived refugees and those who came earlier, as well as host communities in Bangladesh.”

Humanitarian partners continue to be grateful for the role being played by the people and government of Bangladesh, said the spokesperson, adding that the government has deployed the army to support aid distributions from the Government and private individuals.

Quoting humanitarian agencies on the ground, he informed that the number of Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar and arrived in Bangladesh in the past month has reached 436,000.

“Aid agencies have reached more than 80 per cent of these people with food aid and are scaling up their support.  Some 1.5 million litres of water are also being provided daily, and humanitarian partners are also supplying a wide range of supplies, including shelter kits, as well as health care,” he added.

When asked if he is concerned that the Rohingyas could be victims of trafficking, Dujarric said, “Yes.  I think anytime there is a mass movement of people — we've seen hundreds of thousands of people move — a large number of these people are children or women travelling only with their children in a movement of people that is… where people are fleeing violence that is not being… when it’s not an organised movement of people, it always creates a heightened risk for trafficking and for abuse of those who are already extremely vulnerable.”

 

UN so far gets 43pc of $77m sought for Rohingyas

Revised funding call stands at $200m

The United Nations has so far received 43 per cent of $ 77 million they appealed for to support the Rohingyas, who had to flee into Bangladesh to escape the atrocities by Myanmar security forces in their homeland Rakhine state. As of this morning (Monday), aid agencies have received 43 per cent of the $77 million appealed [for] in the initial response plan, Stphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary general told a regular briefing at the global bodys headquarters in New York on Monday. However, he said, The scale of the emergency has surpassed early projections. The response plan is being revised, with funding requirements projected to rise to $200 million to reach 1.2 million people including the newly arrived refugees and those who came earlier, as well as host communities in Bangladesh. Humanitarian partners continue to be grateful for the role being played by the people and government of Bangladesh, said the spokesperson, adding that the government has deployed the army to support aid distributions from the Government and private individuals. Quoting humanitarian agencies on the ground, he informed that the number of Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar and arrived in Bangladesh in the past month has reached 436,000. Aid agencies have reached more than 80 per cent of these people with food aid and are scaling up their support. Some 1.5 million litres of water are also being provided daily, and humanitarian partners are also supplying a wide range of supplies, including shelter kits, as well as health care, he added. When asked if he is concerned that the Rohingyas could be victims of trafficking, Dujarric said, Yes. I think anytime there is a mass movement of people weve seen hundreds of thousands of people move a large number of these people are children or women travelling only with their children in a movement of people that is where people are fleeing violence that is not being when its not an organised movement of people, it always creates a heightened risk for trafficking and for abuse of those who are already extremely vulnerable.