- The UK is providing an additional £2m to support communities
impacted by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar.
- This new funding will supply clean water and shelter for up
to 175,000 people.
Today the UK announced £2m in new funding to support communities
impacted by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar. The cyclone has devastated
vulnerable communities across northwest Myanmar, with reports of
large numbers of deaths amongst the Rohingya.
The cyclone has exacerbated what is already a desperate
humanitarian crisis. Following the 2021 military coup, over 17.6m
people need humanitarian assistance; over 1.8m are displaced; and
over 15m people have limited access to food. Their needs will
only increase as the impact of Cyclone Mocha becomes
clearer.
The UK has already redirected £650,000 of funding to local and
international partners to provide emergency assistance to those
most in need. This additional £2m will enable immediate provision
of clean water and shelter for up to 175,000 people, and help
mitigate the threat of disease.
International Development Minister said:
“Cyclone Mocha has caused devastation for communities who
were already extremely vulnerable, including the Rohingya.
The UK is providing £2m of new funding to support the many
thousands of people left without shelter or access to clean water
in Myanmar.
By partnering with organisations already on the ground in
northwest Myanmar, we will be able to quickly deliver the
lifesaving support that survivors need.”
Since 2017, the UK has provided over £81m to assist Myanmar
communities in Rakhine State with water, hygiene and sanitation,
emergency food and nutrition services, and healthcare. Over
£29.8m of this has directly supported Rohingya and other Muslim
minorities. The UK has enhanced due diligence in place to ensure
that no UK aid benefits the Myanmar military regime.
The UK is committed to supporting peace and stability across the
Indo-Pacific and continues to stand with the people of Myanmar
who are suffering once again. We reiterate our calls to an end to
all violence, protection of civilians and full, safe and
unhindered humanitarian access to all those in need.
BACKGROUND:
- £2m funding breakdown
-
- £1.7m:
-
- £1m to existing partners for immediate provision of
water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH);
- £.0.2m to provide rapid response through existing
partners in response to displacement and flooding in the
north-west (Chin State, Sagaing and Magway regions).
- £0.5m to support the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund, which
targets WASH, health and shelter and is managed by the UN
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA).
- £03.m to replenish emergency funds used for immediate
response.
