FINLAND ALLOCATES $2.3M FOR ROHINGYA IN BANGLADESH AMID FUNDING CUTS

Finland allocates $2.3M for Rohingya in Bangladesh amid funding cuts

UN refugee agency says new funding to provide life-saving assistance for Myanmar refugees

Finland boosts support for Rohingya refugees

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced a EUR 2 million contribution from the Government of Finland to sustain life-saving assistance and protection for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. With this increased contribution, Finland enables UNHCR to fill critical gaps, including in underfunded areas such as skills development and resilience programming. Nearly a decade after fleeing targeted violence and persecution in Myanmar, 1.2 million stateless …

Finland pledges $2.3M for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

The UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, announced the contribution on Sunday, noting that the funds will be used to sustain life-saving assistance and protection programs in the sprawling, congested camps along the Cox's Bazar coast. According to the UNHCR Dhaka office, the increased funding will target critical gaps, particularly in underfunded areas like skills development and resilience programming, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu Agency. Nearly a …