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<p>Meeting humanitarian needs remains a key priority for the UK. We continue to provide
humanitarian assistance through international Non-Governmental Organisations, UN agencies
and the Red Cross, including food, water, hygiene and sanitation services, shelter
and medical equipment, to the most vulnerable in Myanmar, especially those in displacement
camps.</p><p>Since the coup the UK has provided £49.4 million in aid to Myanmar, the
majority for humanitarian and healthcare assistance. £24 million of this has been
spent on emergency assistance to over 600,000 internally displaced people and refugees
on the borders with Thailand, Bangladesh, India and China. The UK continues to provide
humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya in Bangladesh, and to the Rohingya and other
vulnerable groups who remain in Myanmar's Rakhine State. The UK has been a leading
donor to the Rohingya response in Bangladesh, providing over £330 million since 2017.</p><p>The
UK will remain a leading donor to the humanitarian response in Myanmar.</p>
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