Among them, more than 389,000 are children, generating one of the largest groups of displaced children in the world. Japan recognised the desperate needs of the refugee children and their families, as well as those who became vulnerable in the host communities in Cox’s Bazar due to a massive influx and decided to assist the population. This new grant will allow UNICEF and its partners to continue providing child protection, healthcare, safe drinking water and sanitation support to refugee children and women and their families, according to the statement. It will also open up opportunities for UNICEF to include more people from the host communities and strengthen their resilience to cope with the challenges that entailed the refugee crisis. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi said: “UNICEF is playing a very important role in this crisis, especially for protection of women and children.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2018 11:26 UTC