Staff Correspondent
The United States is providing an additional $87 million in humanitarian assistance through the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in
Cox’s Bazar, according to a press release.
With this new funding, USAID will work with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) to
provide critically needed food and nutrition assistance, as well as infrastructure maintenance, disaster
risk reduction, and self-reliance and livelihood support. This additional funding, together with
contributions from other donors, will also enable WFP to raise food rations for the nearly one million
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
The food and nutrition assistance includes electronic vouchers for staple and fresh foods at designated
distribution sites, as well as support to feeding programs for malnourished children six months to five
years of age and pregnant and lactating women. In addition, through infrastructure maintenance and
disaster risk reduction programming, WFP will work with the community to maintain and improve public
infrastructure within the camps.
The United States is the leading contributor of humanitarian assistance in response to the Rohingya
crisis, having provided nearly $2.4 billion since the outbreak of violence in August 2017, including nearly
$1.9 billion to assist Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.
