The Government of Japan will provide $4.4 million in order to guard and assist the forcibly moved Rohingya population from Myanmar, which is sheltered in Bangladesh.
The contribution of money will be used for the strengthening of life-saving and life-sustaining services by developing the livelihood of refugees and host groups of people in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.
Japan embassy in Dhaka on Wednesday (June 14) said the Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, who is Iwama Kiminori and Dom Scalpelli, representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) Bangladesh Office signed a note in this favour.
WFP aid is apparently the only reliable source of food for the nearly 10 lakh Rohingyas living in Bangladesh. This support has decreased this year. Consequently, the danger of malnutrition and human trafficking has increased in Rohingya camps. Besides, it is important to refill the food stock.
Dom Scalpelli, the Resident Representative and Country Director of WFP Bangladesh, said, “We hope more donors will come forward and put the plight of the Rohingya high on their aid agenda.”