UNB, Dhaka :
The Australian government has announced a further AUD 10 million to support the humanitarian needs of almost 600,000 Rohingya people.
This brings Australia’s total assistance since the onset of the Rohingya crisis to AUD 30 million, said the Australian High Commission in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The recent violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, has resulted in more than 600,000 Rohingya crossing the border into Bangladesh. Most of these people have few possessions and are reliant on humanitarian aid to survive. Almost 60 percent of the new arrivals are children, around 10 percent are pregnant or breastfeeding women, and a significant percentage of women have experienced sexual violence.
The Australian government has announced a further AUD 10 million to support the humanitarian needs of almost 600,000 Rohingya people.
This brings Australia’s total assistance since the onset of the Rohingya crisis to AUD 30 million, said the Australian High Commission in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The recent violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, has resulted in more than 600,000 Rohingya crossing the border into Bangladesh. Most of these people have few possessions and are reliant on humanitarian aid to survive. Almost 60 percent of the new arrivals are children, around 10 percent are pregnant or breastfeeding women, and a significant percentage of women have experienced sexual violence.
