Dhaka, May 5 -- BRAC and European Union (EU) have signed an agreement to launch a new joint initiative aimed at strengthening integrated humanitarian support in Cox's Bazar.

The agreement, signed at the BRAC Centre in Mohakhali of Dhaka on Monday, marks the beginning of a project titled "Humanitarian-Development Coexistence Nexus to Address the Rohingya Crisis in Cox's Bazar."

The deal was signed by Michael Miller, ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh, and Asif Saleh, executive director of BRAC, in the presence of senior representatives from both organisations.

The project is grounded in the principles of cost-effectiveness, efficiency, accountability to affected populations (AAP), coexistence and community empowerment.

The ...