DHAKA: Saudi food assistance will allow thousands of Rohingya families to observe this Eid Al-Adha in a traditional way, refugee mothers say, as supplies in camps have been recently cut due to declining international aid.
More than 60,000 families — mainly Rohingya, but also host-community families in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district — will receive food baskets from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center to help meet their immediate nutritional needs.
The distribution, undertaken by KSrelief’s local partner, Integrated Social Development Effort Bangladesh, has been underway over the past few weeks and has already reached half of the recipients.
“Priority was given to the most vulnerable households, including female-headed families, elderly persons, persons with disabilities, orphan-headed households, and families facing severe food insecurity among both Rohingya refugees and marginalized host communities,” S. M. Nazer Hossain, ISDE executive director, told Arab News.
“The support has significantly contributed to reducing food insecurity, strengthening dignity, and bringing hope to thousands of vulnerable families in Cox’s Bazar.”
