Interim Government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has sought United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s support for the “dignified and voluntary” return of more than one million Rohingya people, who live in camps in Bangladesh, to their homeland in Myanmar.
High Commissioner Grandi spoke with Chief Adviser Prof Yunus on Monday over the phone to congratulate him on his assumption of leadership of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.
According to the Chief Adviser’s press wing, the UNHCR chief requested the Chief Adviser to attend a meeting on the Rohingya crisis on the sidelines of the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting in New York.
Grandi informed the Chief Adviser that he plans to visit Bangladesh in October.
The two leaders discussed the Rohingya issue, including about thousands of people who have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Prof Yunus also sought assistance from the UN refugee agency to build a better future for Rohingya children who are growing up in the Bangladesh camps.
Seven years ago, on August 25, 2017, some 700,000 Rohingya men, women, and children were forced to flee Myanmar and seek protection in Bangladesh.
