UNB, Dhaka :
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller haswelcomed the government’s assurances that any relocation of Rohingyas toBhashan Char islandwill be fully voluntary based on informed consent.
He also welcomed assurances that those who choose to go will have free movement off the island to maintain connections with rest of the Rohingya community in Cox’s Bazar.
Miller, during his visit to Cox’s Bazar from March 8 to 10, met local government officials, including the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, and the deputy commissioner to learn more about the government’s plan to begin relocating up to 100,000 Rohingyas to Bhashan Char as early as mid-April.
The US is the leading contributor of humanitarian assistance in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis. It has provided nearly$500million since the outbreak of violence in August 2017, with approximately$450million of that total dedicated to programmes in Bangladesh for Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host communities, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday.
In Cox’s Bazar, Miller observed US government assistance in the region and visited both local communities and the Rohingya camps, and met government officials as well as UN organisations and NGOs operating in the region.
After his March 3 announcement of an additional$45.5million to the 2019 Joint Response Plan, bringing total US contributions to$105.5million, Ambassador Miller travelled to Cox’s Bazar to ensure good stewardship of US tax dollars and to review the outstanding work being done by the Bangladeshi government, UN agencies, and NGOs to provide humanitarian assistance and shelter to more than 900,000 Rohingya.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller haswelcomed the government’s assurances that any relocation of Rohingyas toBhashan Char islandwill be fully voluntary based on informed consent.
He also welcomed assurances that those who choose to go will have free movement off the island to maintain connections with rest of the Rohingya community in Cox’s Bazar.
Miller, during his visit to Cox’s Bazar from March 8 to 10, met local government officials, including the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, and the deputy commissioner to learn more about the government’s plan to begin relocating up to 100,000 Rohingyas to Bhashan Char as early as mid-April.
The US is the leading contributor of humanitarian assistance in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis. It has provided nearly$500million since the outbreak of violence in August 2017, with approximately$450million of that total dedicated to programmes in Bangladesh for Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host communities, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday.
In Cox’s Bazar, Miller observed US government assistance in the region and visited both local communities and the Rohingya camps, and met government officials as well as UN organisations and NGOs operating in the region.
After his March 3 announcement of an additional$45.5million to the 2019 Joint Response Plan, bringing total US contributions to$105.5million, Ambassador Miller travelled to Cox’s Bazar to ensure good stewardship of US tax dollars and to review the outstanding work being done by the Bangladeshi government, UN agencies, and NGOs to provide humanitarian assistance and shelter to more than 900,000 Rohingya.
