Bangladesh has expressed disappointment over no real progress made in the last seven years to address the root causes of the Rohingya crisis.
Bangladesh also urged the international community to take necessary actions in creating conditions needed for the repatriation of the Rohingyas.
“For us and for the sake of regional as well as international security, creating conditions for the safe, voluntary and dignified return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar is of utmost importance,” said Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.
He delivered the statement on November 20, after the resolution on the Rohingya crisis was adopted by the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The resolution, entitled “The situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar,” jointly tabled by the OIC and the EU, has been adopted in the Third Committee of the UNGA by consensus, which was co-sponsored by 106 countries, marking a significant level of international support.
Through the resolution, member states decide to hold an all-stakeholder high-level conference, at the earliest possible time in 2025, on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar to review the overall crisis to propose a comprehensive, innovative, concrete and time-bound plan for a sustainable resolution of the crisis, including voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar.
The Bangladesh Mission in the UN said on Thursday that the organization of the high-level conference was a call from the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus, during the high-level week of the 79th UNGA in September.
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