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Britain offers additional USD 15.8 mln for Rohingya

LONDON, Oct 23 (KUNA) -- Britain announced Monday it was providing additional 12 million pounds (USD 15.8 million) to help alleviate plight of the Rohingya Muslim minority, who fled from Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh.
Secretary of state for International Development Priti Patel called on the international community to stay committed to helping the Rohingya, as well as work on stopping their displacement.
"The ethnic cleansing, starvation and murder of children have no place in our world," she said.
The international community, she added, should not wait and see more innocent civilians being killed.
Patel said Britain has provided 47 million Pounds (USD 62 million) for the Rohingya since August. (end) mrn.bs