Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

It is an important question, because Australia's response has been focused on the urgent needs of those who are affected by the humanitarian crises in both Myanmar and Bangladesh. We have provided $70 million in humanitarian assistance since September last year. In Bangladesh, that assistance is providing food for over 800,000 people and nutrition supplements for over 139,000 women and children. It's also helping to reinforce shelters, to reunite children with their families and to create safe areas for vulnerable women and children. In Myanmar, our Australian aid has provided food and essential supplies to 150,000 people in Rakhine State and health and counselling services for almost 60,000 women and girls, including survivors of sexual and gender based violence. We're working with ASEAN and our regional partners to look for long-term solutions to this regional crisis, including with Indonesia, as co-chairs of the Bali Process, and through joint humanitarian efforts in Cox's Bazar.