Bangladesh, June 25 -- Australia has committed US$11.4 million (AUD16 million) in multi-year funding to UNICEF to sustain life-saving support for Rohingya children and host communities in Bangladesh amid growing funding shortages threatening essential services for refugees.
The funding commitment for 2026-2028 was announced during a meeting with the Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at the Secretariat on Wednesday, said a press release.
Extending his gratitude to the Australian government, the home minister expressed hope that such assistance from Australia and the wider international community would continue until the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar is achieved.
According to UNICEF, the c...