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EU provides Tk 15m for Rohingya fire victims

Published : Friday, 9 April, 2021 at 12:00 AM  Count : 405

The European Union is providing an additional €150,000 (close to 15 million Bangladeshi taka) to step up its support for Rohingya refugees affected by the massive fire incident at Cox's Bazar.
This follows the initial assistance of €500,000 announced last week as an immediate response to the blaze. The aid will directly benefit 27,500 of the most affected people. The funding is part of the EU's overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), an EU release said on Thursday.
"The fire has caused many Rohingya refugees, who have lived in displacement in camps over the past three years, to yet again lose almost everything," said Daniela D'Urso who oversees the EU's humanitarian response in Bangladesh. "The additional funding from the European Union will ensure our partners on the ground are able to provide essential assistance to those most in need," it said.
This EU-funding supports the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) in delivering much-needed assistance through the distribution of ready-to-eat food packs, hygiene kits and water buckets, to ensure the daily needs of the affected refugees are met during displacement.  
More than 10 people were killed and nearly 50,000  were affected, including injured and missing refugees, after a huge fire broke out on 22 March in Cox's Bazar's crowded Rohingya camp settlements. Following the blaze, a number of facilities, including more than 10,000 homes, hospitals, learning centres, mosques and distribution points, have subsequently been destroyed or heavily damaged.
 The European Commission has signed a EUR 3 million humanitarian contribution agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF), the release said.









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