The United Kingdom has pledged a new £27 million humanitarian aid package to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, reaffirming its commitment to protecting those displaced by violence in Myanmar, according to the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said "the UK would continue to work tirelessly to ensure that those displaced by violence in Myanmar have the support, protection, dignity and opportunities they deserve,” in a statement released by the UK Foreign Office.

The new funding will provide food, shelter, clean water, and other life-saving services to around 500,000 Rohingya refugees. It will also expand access to sexual and reproductive health services for 175,000 women and girls, and deliver support for survivors of sexual, physical, and mental harm, the FCDO confirmed.

According to the Foreign Office announcement, the aid will be delivered through established partners on the ground. Of this package, £6 million will go through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to provide camp management support to more than 510,000 refugees and assist with other critical needs.

“This new UK aid will deliver essential food, shelter, clean water, and other life-saving services to half a million Rohingya people in Bangladesh and also help support Bangladeshi host communities,” Yvette Cooper stated in her remarks.

The UK government emphasized that it is working with Bangladeshi authorities to promote stability and strengthen its “historic partnership” with Bangladesh, which, according to the FCDO, is rooted in diaspora, Commonwealth, climate, trade, and development ties.

The British government also called for sustained international coordination, stressing the need for unhindered humanitarian access in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where conditions remain dire. This stance was reiterated in the official release from the FCDO, which linked the renewed aid to the UK’s global Plan for Change, focusing on humanitarian response, security, and economic recovery.

Since 2017, the UK has provided more than £447 million in support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, making it one of the largest long-term contributors to the crisis, according to official UK government figures.

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