The US has sent 17,000 tonnes of vital food aid to Bangladesh this week, to support Rohingya refugees residing in Cox’s Bazar camps.
The aid has reached Chattogram seaport, the US embassy in Dhaka has said in a statement.
The food aid, produced by American farmers, will be delivered through the World Food Program (WFP) as part of the United States’ assistance to more than one million Rohingyas in critical need.
“The US contribution has remained at consistent levels. In order to ensure sufficient aid is reaching the impacted community, we encourage other donors and international partners to step up and provide additional resources to distribute the burden sharing,” the embassy statement read.
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