The British High Commission has said the UK has committed a further £12 million assistance for the Rohingya crisis. This is an increase from £35 million to £47 million (US $63 million) committed since the end of August, including £5 million to match the generous donations of the UK public to the Disaster Emergency Committee appeal. The International Development Secretary, Priti Patel, called on other countries to follow the UK’s lead and step up their support. At the conference, countries including Sweden, Australia, Denmark and the UAE have in total pledged over $300 million. This reaches over half of the total funding required to meet urgent humanitarian needs as set out in the UN appeal.

Source: bd News24 October 24, 2017 13:52 UTC