The European Union (EU) has announced that it is allocating an additional €29 million to help address the humanitarian crises affecting Myanmar and the Rohingya, according to an EU statement.
Of this funding, €12 million will primarily be used to provide food and nutrition assistance to communities in Myanmar that are suffering due to ongoing conflicts.
An additional €2 million will be allocated for food and nutrition support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, while €1 million has been set aside to assist vulnerable people who have been displaced to other neighboring countries.
This new humanitarian assistance will be implemented in conjunction with existing programs worth nearly €50 million that were previously allocated to support the worsening humanitarian situation inside Myanmar, which has further deteriorated due to earthquakes.
In 2024, fighting between the Arakan Army (AA) and the military junta led to the arrival of more than 136,000 new Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. Due to worsening conditions in the refugee camps, an increasing number of people are attempting to undertake dangerous sea journeys, according to reports.
