Japan gives more $10m emergency grant aid

Japan has extended Emergency Grant Aid with allocation of US dollar 10 million for the displaced Rohingya and host communities in Bangladesh. This Emergency Grant Aid is to provide US dollar 5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), US dollar 4.3 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and US dollar 0.7 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for humanitarian assistance, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan said on Thursday.

This grant aid will contribute to support the displaced Rohingyas living in severe humanitarian situation as well as the host communities in Cox’s Bazar in the areas of food distribution to approximately 345,000 people, rehabilitation of the shelters of approximately 14,000 Rohignyas and host communities, and provision of medical and sanitation equipment to nine hospitals and three health facilities.

With extending this assistance, Japan has contributed US dollar 155 million in total to humanitarian assistance in Cox’s Bazar since August 2017.