Dhaka Tribune
UNBApril 10th, 2021
Massive fire at Balukhali Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar on Monday, March 22, 2021 Dhaka Tribune
The donation will support activities in response to the recent Rohingya camp fire in Cox’s Bazar
The government of South Korea has decided to provide emergency support of US $1 million to the International Organization of Migration (IOM) in order to support the humanitarian activities in response to the massive fire that broke out recently 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 the Kutupalong Balukhali area, Cox’s Bazar, with approximately 10,100 households destroyed and about 48,000 Rohingya refugees displaced.
The Korean government’s support will help international humanitarian agencies’ response and recovery activities, and will benefit the most affected and rebuild the destroyed refugee shelters and living facilities, including LPG distribution, latrines, and bathing systems.
Since the outbreak of the Rohingya refugee crisis in 2017, the Republic of Korea has been providing four to five million US dollars annually for the activities of international humanitarian agencies such as UNHCR, Unicef, IOM, WFP, and IFRC for responding to the large scale international humanitarian crisis and supporting Bangladesh as a host community.
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea said they will continue to make its best effort to address the humanitarian crisis and the ultimate repatriation of Rohingya refugees in close cooperation with the Bangladesh government and the international community.
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