Denmark commits Tk 400 million more for Rohingya refugees, local communities in Bangladesh

Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs has announced an additional 32 million DKK or Tk 400 million to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and local communities in the host country, Bangladesh.

She made this announcement at a Donor conference in Geneva, which aims to support UN’s appeal for Rohingyas hosted by European Union, the embassy in Dhaka said.

Danish Ambassador in Dhaka Mikael Hemniti Winther said the “influx of Rohingya refugees came at a critical time when the resilience of the host communities was already being tested by cyclones, floods and rising food prices.”

“Denmark is, therefore, scaling up its present activities in Cox’s Bazar in partnership with central and local government agencies and providing training to an additional 10,000 poor and vulnerable farmers,” he said.

The additional support announced the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Monday would be used to further UNHCR’s relief efforts addressing the of the newly arrived Rohingyas and local communities in Bangladesh.’

Denmark will also support the establishment of a One-Stop-Crisis Centre for Rohingya women who have been victims of violence and are facing post-traumatic stress.

This will be done in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs under the flagship development cooperation between Bangladesh and Denmark.

Since the recent influx of refugees began in August, Denmark made contributions to World Food Programme, Action Against Hunger and the International Organization for Migration to help address the humanitarian needs of the Rohingyas and the local communities in Bangladesh.