Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The government of Japan has decided to provide the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) with USD 1.5 million in assistance for strengthening the resilience and disaster preparedness skills for the Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar district and Bhasan Char.

An exchange of notes was signed by Iwama Kiminori, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, and Gitanjali Singh, Country Representative, UN Women Bangladesh.

The project will reach more than 1,000 Rohingya refugee women and women of host communities in Cox's Bazar district and Bhasan Char, building the longer-term economic resilience, strengthening the leadership, enhancing disaster resilience of women, and s...