The European Commission announced an additional €16 million in humanitarian aid for Myanmar and for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, with a focus on food, healthcare and nutrition. The allocation adds to the more than €50 million assigned since January 2026.
The European Commission announced an additional allocation of €16 million in humanitarian aid to support communities affected by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar and Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh. The new funds come at a time when the escalating conflict in Myanmar continues to increase the needs of the population and to drive displacement within and beyond its borders.
In Myanmar, EU support will focus on food assistance, healthcare and nutrition. This allocation responds primarily to the deterioration of the food crisis caused by the conflict and the projected effects of the Super El Niño, as well as to the impact of the global rise in fuel prices and the recent floods in the country.
In Bangladesh, the aid will prioritize food security and healthcare, as well as other protection services for refugees, who remain dependent on humanitarian assistance to survive. Services in the refugee camps are under increasing pressure from the arrival of new people from Myanmar.
This new assistance comes in addition to the more than €50 million granted in humanitarian aid for the crisis in Myanmar and its regional impact in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and India since January 2026. It also adds to the more than €23 million already allocated to Bangladesh this year.
Myanmar remains one of the largest displacement crises in the world, with more than 4 million people forced to leave their homes within the country. Meanwhile, around 1.2 million refugees in Bangladesh continue to live in precarious conditions.
Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, said: 'The suffering in Myanmar and the plight of Rohingya refugees must not be forgotten. Families continue to flee violence, hunger is spreading, and millions depend on humanitarian aid to survive. With this additional funding, we are standing by those who need help most.'
Humanitarian needs are at an all-time high, with 239 million people worldwide in need of assistance; yet current global humanitarian funding can assist fewer than half of the people in need, leaving millions without life-saving support. Together, the EU and its Member States remain reliable and predictable donors, and the European Commission alone allocated an initial €2 billion for humanitarian aid this year.
In May, a new Joint Communication set out the EU's commitment to remain a reliable and predictable humanitarian partner, while at the same time adapting its way of working to maximise effectiveness and impact, and supporting the necessary changes to make the international humanitarian system more resilient. These efforts enjoy broad and consistent support among EU citizens: in 2024, 91% of respondents to the Commission's Eurobarometer survey considered it important that the EU funds humanitarian aid.
