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CARE to help take care of Rohingyas if asked by govt

By Staff Correspondent
President of CARE International Philip Johnston said In Dhaka on Wednesday that his organisation will consider helping the Rohln^a Muslim refugees if invited by Bangla desh government.
■We will examine the ques tlon of providing assistance to them (refugees) If the govern ment |of Bangladesh) asks us to do that" Johnston told The Delk Star
CARE, a US-baaed Interna Uonai relief organisation, has a network tn Bangladesh with mon than 1,600 staff
Johnston, currently on a four-day visit to Bangladesh, said CARE helps refugees ’As long as they are tn need — no matter they are pink, brown or black. Muslims or Buddhists
He. however, said that he was not fully aware of the problems of Rohingya refugees who hare fled into Bangladesh to escape Myanmar (Burma) military government's atrocities
Asked what kind of help CARE may provide to the refugees. Johnston said "It de pends on what sort of prob lems we are dealing with."
He said the problems of food, shelter, sanitation and healthcare become the prime concerns in a refugee situation.
Johnston said CARE is always in favour of responding to the needs of the refugees wherever and whenever such situation arises. The CARE, he said is helping Sundanese in Kenya. Somafese in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in Somalia.
CARE provided food, water, tents and Blankets to about 240.000 refugees during and . after the Gulf War. lie said.
Meanwhile, sources at the Foreign Office said Bangladesh is not thinking of international aid for the Rohingya refugees at this stage.
International relief organl zatlons, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), can not get Involved into refugees unless permitted by the country of their shelter.
The government this week started limited relief work for the Rohingya refugees setting up tents and distributing food and medicines
Later at a press conference. Dr Johnston spoke of CARE'S relief operation after last year's cyclone In Bangladesh and the organisation's disaster preparedness programme.
After the cyclone. CARE distributed food supplies to 400.200 people, helped pump saltwater out ol 1,500 ponds to use them for drinking water tn the coastal areas and dis trlbuted 55,000 tons of wheat to nearly two million people who lost crops and livestocks, he said
Dr also — Johnston the Chief Executive Officer of CARE responsible for policy administration and fund-rais Ing programmes — said CARE had approached the govern ment for Installing radio com munlcatlon network In the country for disaster prepared neas.
"We have already asked permission from the govern ment to set up a strong and effective radio network to Ini prove communication facilities". he said adding that the communication network, besides Its use during the emergency situation, could also be used for development efforts.
Giving an account of the future CARE programmes tn the country, he said the organlsa lion plans extensive health care training programme for its field-level staff and an integrated programme for Chittagong district for Imprm Ing living conditions of the people there. Assistant Country Director Lisa Dean, also present at the press conference said that the list of the future CARE programme also includes Income generating programmes at poor homesteads, agricultural implants, aquaculture and agro forestry. Responding to a query. she said they were planning afforestation programmes in the coastal belt of the country
The CARE CEO is In Hang ladesh for preparing a report on the disaster management programme which would be submitted to several donor agencies supporting CARE.