UN SG reaffirms continued support to Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
United Nation (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated the UN's continued commitment to a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis and assured Bangladesh of ensuring funding for the issue.
UN SG reaffirms continued support to Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
United Nation (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated the UN's continued commitment to a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis and assured Bangladesh of ensuring funding for the issue
He made the commitment when High Representative of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser on Rohingya Issue and Priority Matters Dr Khalilur Rahman met him on Friday to discuss the upcoming UN International Conference on Rohingya Muslims and other Minorities of Myanmar, according to a press release issued today (February 8).
The UN General Assembly decided to hold the Conference by consensus.The Secretary General recalled his visits to the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar and Rakhine State and reiterated his concerns for the Rohingyas who remain victims of systematic discrimination and grave violations of their fundamental rights.Read more: UNHCR to work with Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis
He lauded the continued generosity of Bangladesh in hosting nearly 1.2 million Rohingyas for eight years. Guterres recognized Bangladesh's indispensable role in providing support to the UN-led humanitarian assistance to Rakhine at this critical hour of need. The High Representative highlighted the importance of urgent international actions for a sustainable resolution of the Rohingya issue which continues to threaten regional peace and security.
He requested the Secretary General to mobilize the international community with a view to ensuring that the Conference, to be held this year, adopts concrete measures for an early and sustainable resolution of the issue.
Rahman also highlighted the serious humanitarian conditions in the Rakhine State and warned that the impending famine conditions will cause further destabilization of the conflict ravaged state
