Arakan News Agency
An international donor pledging conference for Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar began on Monday with Turkey saying it would provide $50 million.
Turkey’s ambassador to the UN office in Geneva, Naci Koru, told the conference: “Within the humanitarian assistance program, we plan to build medium-term shelter units for 100,000 people on a land of three million square meters, provide two field hospitals, 10 health and family health centers, deliver drinking water wells and water sanitation [plus] fresh food aid to the municipalities.”
“Together with planned projects and deliveries, the total amount of humanitarian aid provided by Turkey will exceed $50 million,” Koru added.
Noting that the Rohingya crisis would need immediate and coordinated action, Koru said: “On our part, we are committed to continue our support to Rohingya Muslims in close coordination with the authorities in Bangladesh.”
Also on Monday, it was revealed that the Turkish Red Crescent had raised more than $5.4 million according to Mehmet Güllüoğlu, the head of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
