South Korea has decided to provide emergency support of $ 1 million to the International Organization of Migration (IOM) in order to support humanitarian activities in response to the recent massive fire that broke out at the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
According to international agencies, the fire that broke out on March 22 heavily damaged Camp 9, Camp 8E, and Camp 8W located in Kutupalong Balukhali area, Cox’s Bazar, destroying approximately 10,100 households displacing about 48,000 Rohingyas.
This aid support will help humanitarian agencies’ response and recovery activities to benefit the most affected and rebuild the destroyed shelters and living facilities, including LPG distribution, latrines, and bathing systems.
Since the outbreak of the Rohingya crisis in 2017, the Republic of Korea has been providing annually four to five million US dollars for international humanitarian agencies such as UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, WFP, and IFRC for responding to the large scale international humanitarian crisis and supporting for Bangladesh host community.
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea said it will continue its efforts to address the crisis and the ultimate repatriation of Rohingya refugees in close cooperation with the Bangladesh Government and the international community.
