Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Pledging Conference

Background and further information:

The conference was co-hosted by the European Union (EU) and the Government of Kuwait, and co-organised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Over 600,000 Rohingya refugees fled across the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh since 25 August to date. Thousands more reportedly remained stranded and in peril in Myanmar without the means to cross the border into Bangladesh. Refugees arriving in Bangladesh — mostly women and children — were reported to be traumatized, and some arrived with injuries caused by gunshots, shrapnel, fire and landmines.

A ministerial-level pledging conference was held in Geneva on 23 October aiming to raise the necessary resources to enable the humanitarian community to meet the most urgent needs of Rohingya refugees who sought shelter and safety outside Myanmar.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: IP/17/4086, 23.10.17: The EU pledges additional €30 million for the Rohingya crisis at Geneva donors' conference http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-4086_en.htm

Swissinfo.ch, 23.10.17: Switzerland pledges extra funds to Rohingya crisis https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bangladesh-myanmar_switzerland-pledges-extra-funds-to-rohingya-crisis/43619340

RTÉ, 23.10.17: UN says €294m pledged for care of Rohingya refugees https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/1023/914680-rohingya/

UNHCR: Press Release, 23.10.17: Donors pledge over US$344 million in response to Rohingya refugee crisis http://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2017/10/59ee1c494/donors-pledge-us344-million-response-rohingya-refugee-crisis.html

Deutsche Welle, 23.10.17: UN Rohingya conference pledges big money for refugees http://p.dw.com/p/2mMjV

UN: News Centre, 16.10.17: UN calls for global solidarity ahead of pledging conference on Rohingya refugee crisis www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=57900

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