The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced a fresh aid commitment of $96 million in the first-ever High-Level Conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar at the UN headquarters on Tuesday.
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam revealed this information in a post shared on his verified Facebook account.
He said the US announced a new donation of $60 million, and the UK $36 million.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus spoke at the ‘Opening Session of the High-Level Conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar’ at the United Nations Headquarters here.
Emphasising the Rohingya repatriation as the “only peaceful solution” to the protracted Rohingya crisis, he proposed seven-point actions, including devising a practical roadmap for safe and dignified return of Rohingyas with reasonable stabilisation of Rakhine.
“As funding declines, the only peaceful option is to begin their repatriation,” he said.
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