KABUL (Pajhwok): Australia has allocated $20 million assistance for Afghan refugees and sustained humanitarian efforts.
The federal government has pledged $265 million to support refugees and sustain humanitarian efforts overseas, SBS reported.
A further $20 million has been allocated to Afghanistan, while $10 million will go towards supporting people in Sudan and those displaced to neighbouring countries.
About $235 million will go towards supporting displaced Rohingya and communities in need in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
A further $20 million has been allocated to Afghanistan, while $10 million will go towards supporting people in Sudan and those displaced to neighbouring countries.
The funding pledge was made at the United Nations' Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, where Australia also reaffirmed its commitment to the Global Compact on Refugees.
Earlier, Canada contributed 21 million US dollars to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support vulnerable Afghan populations in Central Asia and Pakistan.
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