Today, the United States, through the United States Agency for International Development and the United States Department of State, announced more than $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for vulnerable populations in Burma and Bangladesh, including support for Rohingya who remain in Burma, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh , their generous Bangladeshi host communities, and other communities affected by the 2021 coup in Burma and the escalating conflict and repression that followed. This additional funding brings total U.S. humanitarian assistance for these populations to nearly $1.9 billion since it began in August 2017.
With this new funding, the United States will provide food and nutrition assistance, health care, shelter, safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support, protection for the most vulnerable, and other critical support for relief operations in Burma and Bangladesh. This support includes assistance to Rohingya refugees sheltering in camps and affected host communities in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District, as well as internally displaced persons across Burma affected by ongoing violence.
The United States remains committed to delivering aid to emergency-affected communities in Burma and Bangladesh, but much more is needed. We encourage other donors to join us in providing additional assistance to vulnerable populations in both countries.
For the latest updates on US humanitarian assistance to the Burma and Bangladesh regional crisis, visit: www.usaid.gov/humanitarian-assistance/burma-bangladesh.
