S.Korea provides IOM $1.0m to support fire affected Rohingya families

Financial Express

FE ONLINE REPORT

April 12, 2021 

South Korea has decided to provide emergency support of $1.0 million to the International Organization of Migration (IOM) to support the Rohingya community in Cox’s Bazar.

These funds will contribute to the massive humanitarian efforts required to respond to the devastating fire that broke out on March 22 in several Rohingya refugee camps, said a press statement of IOM on Sunday.

South Korea provides $1m to IOM to support Rohingyas affected in recent fire

Dhaka Tribune

UNB
April 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.

PM seeks Seoul’s support to resolve Rohingya crisis

The Daily Star
July 14, 2019
BSS, Dhaka

File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged South Korea to engage with Myanmar for an early peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis that has posed risks to regional peace and stability.

“The displacement of Rohingyas from Myanmar to Bangladesh has posed risks to peace and stability of our region. We hope Korea will engage with Myanmar for an early peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis,” she said.

In reply, the South Korean premier said, “Anything we can do we’ll do.”