WFP gets $1.5m for Rohingyas
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received $1.5 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue providing food and nutrition support to 31,000 Rohingya refugees living in southeastern Bangladesh.
A WFP press release issued yesterday said the donation would enable WFP to continue its work to improve food security and reduce under-nutrition among registered refugees living in Kutupalong and Nayapara in Cox's Bazar until the end of this year.
“These refugees are almost totally reliant on outside assistance for their daily food needs and are a priority for us,” said WFP Country Representative Christa Räder.
“This generous contribution from the United States will allow us to continue providing this essential support,” she added.
Since 1992, WFP has provided food assistance to registered refugees who fled to Bangladesh from Rakhine State in Myanmar.
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