The EU will increase its humanitarian aid to the Rohingya by €12 million, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič announced on Wednesday 27 October, following a three-day visit to Bangladesh.
Ten million of this is to help the Rohingya and their host communities in Bangladesh and €2 million is for the Rohingya in Myanmar.
“The purpose of the visit to Bangladesh was to put the spotlight on the Rohingya crisis and to support disaster preparedness in a country exposed to many climate change-related hazards, such as floods and cyclones”, the Commissioner said in a video message.
The massive influx of Rohingya into Bangladesh, which is home to one million, is the largest refugee movement in the region for decades.
In Cox’s Bazar, Commissioner Lenarčič visited the world’s largest refugee settlement, the Kutupalong camp, and met with the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner and representatives of the UN, humanitarian organisations and civil society. On his arrival in Dhaka, the Commissioner met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr A. K. Abdul Momen, Bangladesh’s Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Dr Md. Enamur Rahman and Bangladesh’s Minister of Water Resources, Zahid Faruk. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)