Joint funding to provide LPG for 647,000 people living in camps

The United Kingdom and Qatar have jointly announced USD 11.2 million in funding to support more than 647,000 Rohingyas and Bangladeshi host communities in Cox's Bazar, strengthening humanitarian assistance and environmental protection efforts.

The joint funding will help provide LPG to vulnerable Rohingya households living in the camps, aiming to improve living conditions while reducing environmental degradation in and around the refugee settlements, said a British High Commission statement today.

"Together, we are committed to creating safer, healthier, and more sustainable communities," the statement said.

The provision of LPG will reduce dependence on firewood, which has contributed to widespread deforestation in the surrounding areas over the past years, it added.

Since the influx of Rohingyas from Myanmar in 2017, Cox's Bazar has remained home to one of the largest displaced populations in the world.