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Momen seeks int’l community's meaningful engagement in Rakhine

UNB, Dhaka

Published: 18 Oct 2023

Momen seeks int’l community's meaningful engagement in Rakhine
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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday sought the international community's meaningful engagement in Rakhine State to improve the situation there and to boost humanitarian support for the Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh.

He reiterated that safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation is the only solution to the Rohingya crisis.

The ongoing learning in Myanmar Curriculum and portable skill development activities for Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char should complement the repatriation initiatives, Momen said. 

The foreign minister delivered a keynote speech at the high-level meeting on Rohingya refugees arranged by the UNHCR in Bangkok, Thailand.

Meanwhile, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Tuesday mentioned voluntary repatriation as the solution of the Rohingya crisis and assured to continue efforts to achieve that objective.

"This is a humanitarian crisis which must not be forgotten. Aid must be sustained and solutions explored," Grandi said.

He met Foreign Minister Momen during the high-level meeting in Bangkok and discussed the issue.

The foreign minister thanked the UNHCR for its continued humanitarian support for Rohingyas and sought cooperation to realise their rights and expectation to return to Myanmar.

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