, Oct. 28 -- The government of Italy on Tuesday renewed its commitment to Rohingya refugees with a EUR 2.5 million contribution to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, bolstering life-saving assistance and protection in Bangladesh.

The fresh funding was granted by Farnesina, Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

and International Cooperation, and its Directorate General for Migration Policies.

It will help sustain critical community-based protection programmes and initiatives to prevent gender-based violence and strengthen child protection, and uphold refugee rights through continued registration and documentation, said the UN refugee agency.

"Italy remains a steadfast supporter of the Rohingya refugee response," said Ivo

Freijsen, UNHCR Repr...