Hello, I would like to welcome journalists to today’s virtual press briefing with Ambassador Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: News, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Alice Wells, Bangladesh, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, coronavirus, COVID-19, Indo-Pacific, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, u.s.Department of State, United States
March 4, 2020 As-salamu Alaykum. Thank you all for being here. Yesterday in Geneva, at the launch of the 2020 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the United States announced more than $59 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, and internally displaced Rohingya and members of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 4 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Humanitarian Assistance, JRP Funding, Myanmar, Rohingya, U.S. Funding, United States
On March 3, the United States announced more than $59 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and members of other affected communities in Burma.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of the Spokesperson, Rohingya, Rohingya Refugees, United States, USAID
Facebook Live Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Good morning from the United States Embassy in Dhaka! I’m Ambassador Earl Miller, and I’m pleased to have a chance to speak directly with you and the U.S. Embassy’s nearly seven million Facebook followers. I’m coming to you live via Facebook because today is an important day for the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 26 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Agencies | Tags: AmbMiller, Rohingya
Today in New York, the United States announced more than $127 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and members of other affected communities in Burma.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases | Tags: AmbMiller, Rohingya
DHAKA, September 16, 2019 – United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller travelled to Cox’s Bazar September 13-15. During his trip, he met with organizations providing assistance to Rohingya refugees and communities hosting refugees. The United States is the world’s leading contributor of humanitarian assistance in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis, having provided ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases | Tags: AmbMiller, Humanitarian Assistance, Rohingya
Two years ago, Burma’s security forces engaged in a brutal attack against hundreds of thousands of unarmed men, women, and children in a grossly disproportionate response to attacks by militants on security posts in northern Rakhine State.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Rohingya
The United States announces more than $44 million in additional humanitarian assistance to meet the urgent needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and people affected by violence and conflict in Burma. This brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance for displaced people in and from Burma to more than $299 million.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 May, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Funding, Rohingya, USAID
“It was absolutely critical for the Security Council to see the crisis in Rakhine State and the challenges facing Rohingya refugees first-hand."
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 May, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Rohingya, United Nations
While in Bangladesh and Burma, Administrator Green plans to visit several sites where the U.S. Government is providing humanitarian assistance to displaced Rohingya and affected host communities.
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 12 May, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Press Release, Rohingya, USAID
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is providing an additional $50 million in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and the local communities in Bangladesh that are hosting them. This brings the U.S. contribution to the crisis response in Burma and Bangladesh to more than $163 million since August 25, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 April, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Rohingya
