Justice For All Welcomes U.S. $60 Million Commitment at UN High-Level Conference on Rohingya, Urges Muslim Nations To Step Up

New York, [10/2/2025] – Justice For All, a U.S.-based human rights organization and convenor of the Burma Task Force, welcomes the announcement by the United States of more than $60 million in new assistance for Rohingya refugees during the UN High-Level Conference on the Rohingya. Justice For All applauds the focus on livelihoods, which shifts relief toward sustainability and dignity.

At the same time, Justice For All underscores that as of 31 August 2025, the 2025 Joint Response Plan is 37 percent funded, with approximately USD 342 million received out of the required USD 930–940 million.

Prior reporting had placed funding at just 12 percent — the recent infusion helps, but the gap remains vast. Food assistance is set to run out by November, while trafficking, child marriage, and despair grow in Cox’s Bazar camps. Inside Burma (Myanmar), aerial bombardments, persecution, and displacement continue, forcing more than 150,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh this year alone.

“Rhetoric must turn into reality,” said Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid. “We welcome the new commitments but urge governments to fully fund humanitarian needs, ensure unhindered aid access, and commit to a safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya to their homeland in Burma (Myanmar).”

“We welcome the commitments from the U.S. and U.K. — they are essential, but they must be sustained and scaled,” said Hena Zuberi, Director DC Operations and Team Lead of Burma Task Force. “When only 37 percent of needed funding is in place, millions remain exposed. We urge Muslim nations to match the funds”

Justice For All also noted that many of the recommendations it submitted to various U.N. missions have been reflected in the conference’s discussions, showing the importance of civil society leadership.

The organization calls for:

• Full accountability and support for the work and implementation of the decisions of the UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
• Sustainable repatriation linked to safety, justice, and reintegration.
• Targeted sanctions sanctions and their enforcement on those perpetrating genocide in the Junta as well as the Arakan Army.
• Reinvigorated financing to stabilize and provide for the basic needs of the refugees in Cox’s Bazaar and IDPs in Arakan/Rakhine state.

“This is a historic and long-overdue moment for Burma and its people,” added Justice For All’s Director of UN Programs, Imam Saffet Catovic. “The Rohingya deserve not just promises, but protection, justice, and the right to return home.”

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