EU mobilizes international donors to support Rohingya refugees and countries in the region

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The EU mobilized a total of €96 million for Rohingya refugees in 2020 for humanitarian, development co-operation as well as conflict prevention support.

Representing the EU at the conference, Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič said: “Today the international community came together to show its support and deliver further assistance to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees and the communities hosting them. We must do all we can so the Rohingya crisis does not become a forgotten tragedy. At this difficult time, the EU continues to stand by the most vulnerable with this emergency humanitarian support.”

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International Partnerships Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen said: “The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has increased the challenges on the ground. Today’s EU pledge reinforces our engagement with partners in support of people and development in the region. We must prevent a worsening of this crisis.”

EU aid for Rohingya refugees and countries

Today’s funding from the EU will focus on helping those most in need, channelled through UN agencies, NGOs and international organizations:

Humanitarian assistance of €51.5 million – which includes a new allocation of €20m from the Emergency Aid Reserve – to help refugees and vulnerable host communities.

Priority sectors will be protection (including child protection, Gender Based-Violence), critical healthcare (including mental health) and nutrition, food assistance and key coordination roles.Development support of €39m to strengthen the resilience and social cohesion of Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar District and of internally displaced people in Rakhine State.