UN seeks nearly $1 billion for Rohingya refugees

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"On February 15, the United Nations (UN) released its Joint Response Plan 2019 (JRP) in Geneva, asking donors for an additional US$920.5 million to support around 900,000 Rohingya refugees stuck in squalid camps in Bangladesh. JRP 2019 is a planning document reflecting a total wish list for funds that will be used by UN agencies and more than 100 other foreign and national non-governmental organizations.Funds requested also include various forms of support for 336,000 Bangladeshis living in “host communities” near the camps. The document itself is a 94-page opus maximus that is heavy reading for the acronym-challenged faint of heart..."

Creator/author: 

Michael Hayes

Source/publisher: 

Asia Times

Date of Publication: 

2019-02-16

Date of entry: 

2019-02-18

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  • Individual Documents

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Geographic coverage: 

    • Myanmar and Bangladesh

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Myanmar

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English

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text

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    • Good