The chief advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh met with the high-level officials of the United Nations on the Rohingya crisis. Muhammad Yunus.
This information was reported on the verified Facebook page of the chief adviser on Tuesday (September 24) at 2:05 PM. The meeting was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
The meeting was attended by UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar Julie Bishop, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, and Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain and other top officials.
Dr. in the meeting. Yunus said Bangladesh has sheltered more than 1.2 million displaced Rohingya from Myanmar. The world is less aware of the fact that around 32,000 newborns join this population every year in camps in Bangladesh.
Another 20,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh in the last two months. Despite hosting the Rohingya with great compassion, the socio-economic-environmental costs continue to be so high in a densely populated country. These are traditional and non-traditional security risks for us. Our own development is very much at stake. Clearly, Bangladesh has reached its limit of patience.
Stating that the Rohingya crisis is awaiting a political solution, the interim government’s chief adviser said, ‘I reiterate my government’s full commitment to work with all stakeholders in upholding the dignity, security and rights of the Rohingya people. We look forward to a political solution to this crisis. No matter how committed Bangladesh is to the humanitarian side or ensuring justice, the repatriation of the Rohingya is the only sustainable solution to the chronic crisis.’
Dr. in the meeting. Yunus made three proposals to solve the Rohingya crisis. They are –
one. The UN Secretary-General may convene an all-stakeholder conference on the Rohingya crisis as soon as possible. The conference should review the overall situation of the crisis and suggest innovative and progressive ways.
Two. The Joint Response Plan, jointly managed by the UN system and Bangladesh, needs to be strengthened. Given the sliding funding situation, the process of increasing resources needs to be given more political pressure.
Three. The international community should strongly support justice and accountability measures to address the genocidal crimes committed against the Rohingya population. I look forward to hearing from Prosecutor Karim Khan about the progress of the case at the ICC. Redressing the injustices perpetrated by the military junta is key to Myanmar’s long-term peace and security.
During the session Dr. Yunus held a brief meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where the strengthening of Bangladesh-Canada relations and the development of Bangladesh were discussed.
Later, in a meeting with US President Joe Biden, Dr. Yunus said that Biden has given ‘full support’ to the Bangladesh government. A post has been made on the Chief Adviser’s Facebook page in this regard.