The European Union co-hosted the 'Pledging Conference on the Rohingya Refugee Crisis' with Kuwait and UN agencies on Monday. The 28-countries bloc in a separate statement said they had pledged an additional €30 million for the Rohingya communities in Bangladesh. At the beginning of the month, the humanitarian community in Bangladesh released a Response Plan that called for $434 million. Rohingya refugees stretch their hands for relief materials at Palongkhali in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar as aid workers throw clothes from a truck. Photo: muhammad mostafigur rahmanThe UN resident coordinator’s office said prior to the Pledging Conference, the Response Plan was funded at only 27 percent.

Source: bd News24 October 23, 2017 15:22 UTC