The United States will provide more than $116 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Burma, Bangladesh, and the region, including more than $74 million to support Rohingya refugees and their host communities.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 September, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Burma, human rights, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, PRM, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees
On August 25, the sixth anniversary of genocide against Rohingya, the United States stands with the victims and survivors and reaffirms our commitment to pursue justice and accountability for the atrocities committed by the Burma military.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 August, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Aid, Rohingya Genocide, Rohingya Refugees, Secretary Blinken, U.S. Funding
Today, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and announced more than $74 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance to support humanitarian responses in the region, including nearly $61 million to support Rohingya internally displaced in Burma as well as Rohingya refugees and their ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 July, 2023 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Press Releases | Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Democracy, Humanitarian Aid, Office of the Spokesperson, Under Secretary for Civilian Security Democracy and Human Rights
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya will travel to India and Bangladesh July 8-14, 2023.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 July, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases, Regions | Tags: Bangladesh, Civil Society, Democracy, Humanitarian Aid, Office of the Spokesperson, Regional Issues, Under Secretary for Civilian Security Democracy and Human Rights, Women's Issues
The United States today announced more than $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya inside and outside Burma, as well as for host communities in Bangladesh.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 September, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Genocide, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya Refugees, The Secretary of State, U.S. & Bangladesh
Five years ago, Burma’s military launched a brutal campaign against Rohingya – razing villages, raping, torturing, and perpetrating large-scale violence that killed thousands of Rohingya men, women, and children.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 August, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Bangladesh, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Burma, Genocide, human rights, Humanitarian Aid, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, Secretary Blinken, The Secretary of State
Today, five years on, we reflect on the horrific events of August and September 2017 that forced around 800,000 Rohingya to flee from their homes in Myanmar to seek refuge in Bangladesh.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 August, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, human rights, Humanitarian Aid, Myanmar, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees
Marking the 30th anniversary of the devastating 1991 cyclone that claimed 138,000 lives, on Thursday, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh Acting Deputy Mission Director, Milan Pavlovic, joined Dr. Enamur Rahman, MP, State Minister for the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), to officially handover 61 USAID-refurbished and renovated multi-purpose cyclone ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: CYCLONE, Humanitarian Aid, USAID
During his October 14-16 trip to Dhaka, Bangladesh, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun met with senior Bangladesh government officials to advance the United States-Bangladesh partnership on a range of bilateral initiatives.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 16 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Deputy Secretary Biegun, Deputy Secretary of State, Humanitarian Aid, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding
The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will bring the international community together this month to address the Rohingya crisis.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 October, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya Refugees, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, UNHCR
Representatives of the international community in Bangladesh, concluded a two-day visit to Cox’s Bazar and the Rohingya refugee camps.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: COVID-19, Cox’s Bazar, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Rohingya Refugees, U.S., U.S. & BD
U.S. Embassy Dhaka distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to Dhaka Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Security Division in support of its COVID-19 response efforts.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 August, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, coronavirus, COVID-19, Diplomatic Security Division, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, USAID
The U.S. is leading the global response to COVID-19 with foreign assistance funding, having allocated $20.5 billion for the development of vaccines and therapeutics, preparedness efforts, and other foreign assistance.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, coronavirus, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Spokesperson, USAID
U.S. Embassy Dhaka distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to Bangladesh Armed Forces Division in support of its COVID-19 response efforts.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh Armed Forces, civil defense, COVID-19, fire service, Health Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Indo-Pacific, Ministry of Health and Family, personal protective equipment ppe, PPE, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, U.S. Military, USAID
The American people’s generosity remains unmatched in the global fight against COVID-19. The Department of State and USAID are providing an additional $208 million in new humanitarian and health assistance to bolster our ongoing response efforts, helping the world’s most vulnerable overcome the devastation inflicted by this deadly virus. With today’s announcement, the State Department ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, Refugees, U.S. & BD
U.S. Embassy Dhaka coordinated with the Ministries of Health and Home Affairs to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to COVID-19 first responders
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh Police, civil defense, COVID-19, Disease Control and Prevention, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Medical First Responders, personal protective equipment ppe, U.S. & BD
Funding is part of the over $43.4 million in U.S. government assistance to date to support Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response efforts and builds on more than $1 billion in health assistance to Bangladesh over the past 20 years.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, BRAC, coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. & BD, U.S. Government, USAID, World Food Programme
The United States continues to lead the global effort to respond to and end the COVID-19 pandemic. Building upon decades of investment in life-saving health and humanitarian assistance, the American people should be proud of the real results we are achieving through our help to nations around the world, which also helps protect the homeland.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, USAID
Funding builds on more than $1 billion in health assistance to Bangladesh over the past 20 years and includes funding to support food assistance to urban poor living in Dhaka.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Miller, AmbMiller, Bangladesh, coronavirus, COVID-19, Directorate General of Health Services, economic growth, Foreign Assistance, Health Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, United States, Urban Living, us assistance, USAID
The United States continues to lead in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrated by recent announcements of new foreign assistance that are made possible through the American people’s generosity and the U.S. Government’s action.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, USAID
Through the American people’s generosity and the U.S. Government’s action, the United States continues to demonstrate global leadership in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: and Migration, Bangladesh, Bureau of Population, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Humanitarian Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, PRM, Refugees, U.S. & BD, U.S. Funding, U.S. Government, United States, us assistance