Saudi King orders $15m to help Rohingya refugees: Amb

CAIRO – 1 October 2017: Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Al-Qattan stated on Sunday that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the allocation of $15 million to alleviate the suffering of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar.

Qattan pointed out that his directions came as an extension to the king’s aids to Rohingya Muslims, stressing that the Kingdom is always working to coordinate with other states to pressure the Myanmar government.

The Arab states are seeking condemnation from international institutions and forums towards the crisis the Rohingya Muslims are facing.

Myanmar has been the scene of several ethnic violent conflicts during past years, but the Muslim community is suffering the most. According to media reports, more than a million Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, previously known as Burma, are facing state-sponsored genocides and have long been systematically persecuted and expunged from the national narrative.

Ethnic discrimination has prohibited the Rohingya from several public services such as education, healthcare and employment. More than 140,000 Rohingya people live in inadequate camps, and are barred from travelling outside their villages without permission.

Media reports documented the systematic deterioration of the Rohingya's situation since communal violence broke out in June 2012 in Burma’s Rakhine State.