Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- United Nations aid agencies and NGO partners launched on Friday the 2019 Joint Response Plan (JRP) to tackle the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.
The appeal seeks to raise USD920 million to meet the massive needs of more than 900,000 refugees from Myanmar and over 330,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in host communities, said officials of the UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Critical aid and services such as food, water, sanitation and shelter represent more than half the funding needs this year.
Other key sectors of the appeal include health, site management, protection activities including child protection and addressing sexual and gender-based violence, education and nutrition.
More than 74...