ROHINGYA crisis

UNICEF seeks support from all quarters

Japan promises $32.5m more in aid

Unicef Executive Director (ED) Henrietta Fore has sought support from everyone across the world for the Rohingya children who are living in Cox's Bazar district. "We need everyone's help. Children have to have a chance for something that is safe, clean and hygienic," she said in a Facebook live from one of the Rohingya camps of the district on Monday.

Describing possible risks for children during coming monsoon, the Unicef Executive Director said it is difficult for the children to have safety and it is difficult for mothers to have privacy here as they are very closely living upon each other. Fore, who recently visited Myanmar, also spent time with Rohingya children in the camp's learning center.

More than 145,000 Rohingya children living in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh are now attending Unicef-supported learning centres, according to Unicef.

Following a huge effort from the humanitarian community to construct a network of around 1,800 Learning Centres throughout the camps - providing vital access to education for children who fled violence in Myanmar - attention is now turning to providing education for thousands of other children who still lack access.

The aim is to eventually reach 260,000 children with education this year through an extended network of 2,500 Learning Centres run by 5,000 teachers and Rohingya volunteers.

The Unicef Executive Director arrived here on a four-day visit on Monday, said a diplomatic source.

Meanwhile, the government of Japan has decided to provide approximately US$ 32.5 million as additional new money to support Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar.

Since the massive influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh in August 2017, the government of Japan had granted approximately US$ 50.2 million to international organisations.

With this additional support, the total amount of assistance has reached a total of approximately US$ 82.7 million, said the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka yesterday.

The government of Japan will extend the humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar through site management of camps, providing food, shelter, medical services and trainings, and wash facilities and forest regeneration through a number of international organisations.

These are the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWomen), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF, also known in English as Doctors Without Borders ).

ROHINGYA crisis

UNICEF seeks support from all quarters

Japan promises $32.5m more in aid

Unicef Executive Director (ED) Henrietta Fore has sought support from everyone across the world for the Rohingya children who are living in Coxs Bazar district. We need everyones help. Children have to have a chance for something that is safe, clean and hygienic, she said in a Facebook live from one of the Rohingya camps of the district on Monday. Describing possible risks for children during coming monsoon, the Unicef Executive Director said it is difficult for the children to have safety and it is difficult for mothers to have privacy here as they are very closely living upon each other. Fore, who recently visited Myanmar, also spent time with Rohingya children in the camps learning center. More than 145,000 Rohingya children living in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh are now attending Unicef-supported learning centres, according to Unicef. Following a huge effort from the humanitarian community to construct a network of around 1,800 Learning Centres throughout the camps - providing vital access to education for children who fled violence in Myanmar - attention is now turning to providing education for thousands of other children who still lack access. The aim is to eventually reach 260,000 children with education this year through an extended network of 2,500 Learning Centres run by 5,000 teachers and Rohingya volunteers. The Unicef Executive Director arrived here on a four-day visit on Monday, said a diplomatic source. Meanwhile, the government of Japan has decided to provide approximately US$ 32.5 million as additional new money to support Rohingyas and host communities in Coxs Bazar. Since the massive influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh in August 2017, the government of Japan had granted approximately US$ 50.2 million to international organisations. With this additional support, the total amount of assistance has reached a total of approximately US$ 82.7 million, said the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka yesterday. The government of Japan will extend the humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas and host communities in Coxs Bazar through site management of camps, providing food, shelter, medical services and trainings, and wash facilities and forest regeneration through a number of international organisations. These are the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWomen), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF, also known in English as Doctors Without Borders ).