UK Government announced £ 27m in fresh human funding to support more than 500,000 Rohingya In the refugee Bangladesh Amidst Due to decreasing assistance, crisis was close to collapse,
The package was unveiled by the Foreign Secretary earlier this week. Yweet cooper Beyond a key And conference Myanmar And the plight of minority groups of war -torn country like Rohingya.
Funding will lead to providing food, shelter, water and healthcare to people displaced by conflict in Myanmar. It will also fund sexual and reproductive health services for special support for people who survive sexual, physical and mental damage along with 175,000 women and girls, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
“This new UK aid will distribute essential food, shelter, clean water and other life -saving services to half a million Rohingya people in Bangladesh and will also help support Bangladeshi host communities,” said Ms. Cooper.
“Britain will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that people displaced by violence have support, protection, dignity and opportunities.”
Rohingya refugee camp at Cox Bazaar in Bangladesh – About one million people home to escape from harassment in Myanmar since 2017 – In 2024 and 2025, there was a shortage of serious funds, especially after US President Donald Trump stopped suddenly The US agency was destroyed for foreign aid and international development.
According to the United Nations, funding cuts by the US and fellow Western countries led to a decrease in food ration and health services along with the closure of schools.
A Muslim ethnic minority group, Rohingya, began fleeing from his home state Rakhin after Buddhist militia in 2017, allegedly supported by Myanmar’s army, removing a wave of violence against him.
Situation 2021 deteriorated after the army assumed power in the coup And the fight against the Arkan army increased, an ethnic militia that was drawn extensively by a Buddhist majority in Rakhin, triggers migration of another 150,000 people in Bangladesh.
On 26 September, interim leader of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus The United Nations told the General Assembly that the Rohingya refugee was on the verge of crisis as international assistance was drying up, urging immediate global action to prevent “a terrible situation”.
“The ongoing struggle in our neighboring country has not only threatened regional stability, but also the possibilities of forcibly displaced Rohingya Sharan in Bangladesh,” said Mr. Yunas, who took power after mass protests.
He warned that the funding cuts would soon support food for “$ 6 per capita”, which would deepen hunger and insecurity in camps.
He said, “I call out the existing donors to announce a liberal contribution to prevent this horrific situation and come forward with the potential donors,” he said.
The new UK ad package includes each £ 6m for camp management and food, £ 4.2m for water and hygiene and £ 1.5m for health services, according to the Foreign Office.
The UK government said that the initiative in the global human response committed commitment to address the root causes of displacement in Myanmar along with its ongoing leadership, where access to human aid was severely restricted.
The latest commitment brings total assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to more than £ 447M from 2017.
This article was created as part of independent Global assistance reconsideration Project.