Japan Provides 2million USD to Support Operations of the United Nations on Bhasan Char

On 28th January, the Government of Japan has decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of total 2million USD for the support
of the displaced “Rohingya” on Bhasan Char. This contribution includes 1
million USD to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and
1 million USD to World Food Programme (WFP) and allows implementing
humanitarian assistance activities for the displaced “Rohingya”, who are
in need of urgent assistance in Bhasan Char in areas such as food and
health.
“Resolving “Rohingya” issues is of utmost importance for the peace and
stability of the region. I appreciate Bangladesh Government’s efforts to
protect “Rohingya” people and the dedicated work of the international
organizations. Japan supports the steady and smooth operations of the
international organizations under the MoU signed between the Bangladesh
Government and the United Nations in October 2021, which is a basic
framework of assistance for Bhasan Char. Japan expects the UN will respond
to prevailing and increasing humanitarian and protection needs on the
island, and strongly hopes that this assistance will contribute to better
service delivery and improve living conditions of people living
on Bhasan Char.”, said H.E. ITO Naoki, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh.
While providing support to Bhasan Char, given the fact that the vast
majority of the Rohingya population still live in Cox ’ s Bazar, it is
important to continue to support the people in Cox’s Bazar including the
host communities. Japan will continue to cooperate with the international
organizations and NGOs in both locations along with the Government of
Bangladesh.
Japan will continue to stand by Bangladesh and work towards the early
repatriation of displaced “Rohingya” to Myanmar. Finding durable solutions to
this crisis is significant not only to Bangladesh but also to the stability of
the entire region, and thereby conducive to the realization of a “Free and Open
Indo-Pacific”, which is a vision to secure peace, stability and prosperity in
the region.

Japanese Embassy, Dhaka
January 28, 2022.