Saudi Arabia, US, sign aid deal for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

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saudi arabia
By Staff Writer, Saudi Gazette
13 November, 2020

As part of the agreement, multi-use housing units worth $2mln will be made to rehabilitate the refugees

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia signed virtually on Thursday an agreement with the United States to implement a multi-sector program to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar district, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Saudi Arabia, US sign Rohingya aid deal

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SPA

13 November 2020 

Rohingya Muslim refugees children queue for aid suplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar on Dec. 4, 2017. (AFP/File)

 

• The agreement aims to rehabilitate housing with a total value of $2 million
• The program will target 87,165 people for urgent assistance

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia signed virtually on Thursday an agreement with the US to implement a multi-sector refugee support program in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.

The agreement aims to rehabilitate housing with a total value of $2 million, and will be managed by the World Food Program (WFP).