UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has said it requires nearly $112.5 million until February 2018 to address the needs of Rohingyas who have fled violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar and taken shelter in Bangladesh since August 25, reports UNB.

The additional financial requirements for the emergency in Bangladesh—for urgent activities to provide protection and lifesaving assistance to Rohingyas—amount to $83.7 million over the six months between September 2017 and February 2018.

The additional requirements for 2017 amount to $57.3 million and $26.4 million for 2018. Taking into account the approved budgets for Bangladesh for 2017 ($14.1 million) and 2018 ($14.5 million2), the total requirements come to $112.5 million, said the UNHCR yesterday in its supplementary appeal over emergency response in Bangladesh.

The UNHCR will provide support to the government of Bangladesh in building an effective registration system through which all new arrivals and refugees and their family members can ultimately be comprehensively registered and key vulnerabilities, protection needs and other disaggregated data field collected to support effective protection, assistance and solutions interventions.

It will conduct protection monitoring and outreach across the country, including through community engagement and liaise and work with the local authorities to address and respond to identified protection needs, problems and challenges.