UNHCR, World Food Programme welcome new funding from Japan to support Rohingya refugees
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Thursday
July 07, 2022

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
THURSDAY, JULY 07, 2022
UNHCR, World Food Programme welcome new funding from Japan to support Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh

TBS Report
31 January, 2022, 11:05 am
Last modified: 31 January, 2022, 11:13 am

Related News

  • UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Tahsan Khan visits Rohingya refugees
  • WFP cuts refugee food rations as global hunger situation worsens
  • Prolonged repatriation may push Rohingyas to crimes, PM Hasina tells UNHCR
  • UNHRC to convene special session on Ukraine
  • More than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine, says UNHCR

UNHCR, World Food Programme welcome new funding from Japan to support Rohingya refugees

TBS Report
31 January, 2022, 11:05 am
Last modified: 31 January, 2022, 11:13 am
Photo: Courtesy
Photo: Courtesy

The government of Japan has extended an emergency aid grant of $2 million to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to complement the humanitarian response led by the Government of Bangladesh on Bhasan Char and support the urgent needs of Rohingya refugees living on the island.

"We are grateful to Japan for this commitment. This first ever funding by a donor to the UN operations on Bhasan Char is vital to support the Rohingya refugees living on the island and signals solidarity with the Government and people of Bangladesh hosting them," said Johannes Van Der Klaauw, UNHCR representative in Bangladesh, reports a press release.

"The generous contribution from the Japanese government will enable UNHCR and WFP to provide services and activities that will cover key areas of protection, skills training, food, nutrition, livelihoods and health, helping refugees to lead decent lives on the island and better prepare for their sustainable return to Myanmar in the future," he added. 

This grant is in support of the UN response on Bhasan Char, following the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UN and the Government of Bangladesh (9 October 2021) that establishes a common protection and policy framework for the humanitarian response on the island, reads the statement.

"The UN response will complement the assistance currently provided by local NGOs on Bhasan Char," said Richard Ragan, representative of WFP in Bangladesh.

"Japan's funding will help immediately address the refugees' most important needs as well as enhance logistics capacity on the island. We hope that other donors join Japan in supporting Bangladesh and the Rohingya refugees living on Bhasan Char and in the camps in Cox's Bazar in a time of compound vulnerability," Ragan added. 

UNHCR and WFP are grateful for the support from the Japanese people and welcome the continued partnership with the Japanese embassy to assist Rohingya refugees in Bangladeshm, adds the statement.a

Top News

Bhasan Char / Rohingya refugees / UNHCR / WFP

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
    Boris Johnson to resign as UK PM today
  • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
    Do not punish whole world to punish one country: PM to US
  • File Photo: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid/UNB
    Nasrul Hamid hints at fuel price hike amid global crisis 

MOST VIEWED

  • Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM
    Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM
  • Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM
    Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM
  • Lee Hyun-seung (third from right), head of Korea Expressway Corp.'s Overseas Project Division, shakes hands with Quazi Muhammad Ferdous, head of the Bridge Authority of Bangladesh, after signing a contract on June 29 (local time).
    Korean company to oversee N8 Expressway in Bangladesh
  • Padma Bridge from satellite. Photo: Screengrab
    Padma Bridge from satellite 
  • Govt to start inspecting Dhaka shopping malls before Eid
    Govt to start inspecting Dhaka shopping malls before Eid
  • No more honorarium for government meetings
    No more honorarium for government meetings

Related News

  • UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Tahsan Khan visits Rohingya refugees
  • WFP cuts refugee food rations as global hunger situation worsens
  • Prolonged repatriation may push Rohingyas to crimes, PM Hasina tells UNHCR
  • UNHRC to convene special session on Ukraine
  • More than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine, says UNHCR

Features

Farsim is keen on listening to what his clients really want; in this profession attention is key. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Making it as an audio engineer

3h | Pursuit
Illustration: TBS

Applystart: Helping students navigate the maze of foreign university applications

4h | Pursuit
The sea beach in Kuakata. Photo: Syed Mehedy Hasan

Five places in Southern Bangladesh you could visit via Padma Bridge

1d | Explorer
Genex Infosys Limited is the country's largest call centre with more than 2,000 seats and full-set equipment. Photo: Courtesy

How domestic demand made Genex Infosys a BPO industry leader

1d | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

Load shedding is back

Load shedding is back

4h | Videos
Photo: TBS

Has Russia gained anything in its invasion of Ukraine?

5h | Videos
Behind the story of 'Aske Amar Mon Bhalo Nei'

Behind the story of 'Aske Amar Mon Bhalo Nei'

17h | Videos
Is Donbas Putin’s next target?

Is Donbas Putin’s next target?

20h | Videos

Most Read

1
Photo: Collected
Africa

Uganda discovers gold deposits worth 12 trillion USD

2
TBS Illustration
Education

Universities may launch online classes again after Eid

3
Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM
Bangladesh

Area-wise load shedding schedule will be announced: PM

4
Padma Bridge opens up investment spree in south
Industry

Padma Bridge opens up investment spree in south

5
Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM
Bangladesh

Build Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway, relocate kitchen markets: PM

6
File Photo: BSS
Energy

India pulls out of LoC funding for part of Rooppur power transmission work

EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2022
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab
BENEATH THE SURFACE
A boat sails through the River Meghna carrying rice bran, a popular cattle feed, from a rice mill in Ashuganj to cattle markets. There are around 250 rice mills in Ashuganj that produce rice bran. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net