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<p>Between 2014 and 2016, DFID has provided nearly £8 million to support humanitarian
assistance to Rohingya refugees and the vulnerable host communities that support them.</p><p>Prior
to this influx, DFID committed a further £5.9 million to meet the needs of the most
vulnerable refugees and the host communities that support them.</p><p>The UK has been
a leader in responding to the crisis – in speed and size – mobilising an additional
£30 million to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of vulnerable men, women and children
in both Bangladesh and Burma.</p><p>UK assistance in Bangladesh will continue to focus
on the critical needs of the most vulnerable among new arrivals, and among existing
refugees and host communities. We are supporting work inside and outside camps providing
lifesaving assistance, including emergency shelter, food and nutrition assistance
and safe water and sanitation.</p>
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