US sends 17,000 tonnes of Food Aid to Rohingya, calls for global support

A shipment of 17,000 metric tonnes of food aid from the United States has arrived in Chattogram to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

A shipment of 17,000 metric tonnes of food aid from the United States has arrived in Chattogram to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

The food, produced by American farmers, will be distributed through the World Food Programme (WFP) as part of the US government's continued assistance to over one million Rohingya in urgent need, according to a press release.

The US contribution has remained consistent, but additional support is required to meet the needs of the refugee population, said the press release.

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"In order to ensure sufficient aid is reaching the impacted community, we encourage other donors and international partners to step up and provide additional resources to distribute the burden-sharing," the press release added.