DHAKA, 25 February 2022, (TON): The Government of Japan and the International Organization for Migration signed an agreement to provide USD 4.4 million in multi-sectoral support assistance for Rohingya and host communities in Cox's Bazar.

According to a press release of the Embassy of Japan “an Exchange of Notes was signed by ITO Naoki, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, and Fathima Nusrath Ghazzali, Officer in Charge of IOM Bangladesh at IOM office in Dhaka.”

The release said “the Rohingya and host communities in Cox's Bazar face significant challenges due to the lack of sufficient shelters, access to healthcare, latrines and safe water.”

In addition, Cox's Bazar is geographically vulnerable to natural disaster, with cyclones occurring annually.

The project, titled 'The Project for upgrading shelter and improving living conditions for forcefully displaced persons from Myanmar and the vulnerable host communities in Cox's Bazar District', will support the upgrading of shelters for nearly 50,000 Rohingya in the camps, as well as almost 1,380 people in host community.