প্রকাশ: 03/03/2022
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has highly
praised the role of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in the UN Missions and hoped that
the country would continue to provide more troops to fulfill UN’s future needs
in this regard.
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen who met Guterres at the
UN headquarters recently, requested the SG to appoint more Bangladeshi
nationals at the high-level positions of the UN peace operations, and also in
the position of SRSG (Special Representative of Secretary General) in various
UN political missions across the world.
The Foreign Minister briefed the SG about the current
situation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals and sought UN’s help to
repatriate all Rohingyas to Myanmar.
The Secretary General highly appreciated Bangladesh’s generosity
for sheltering 1.1 million Rohingyas and reiterated UN’s support for returning
the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar.
The SG also applauded Bangladesh’s extraordinary
socio-economic development under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina and hoped that Bangladesh would continue to achieve more
successes in the coming years, particularity in attaining the SDGs, said the
Bangladesh Mission at the UN.
The Foreign Minister also requested the SG to appoint more
Bangladeshi nationals at the high-level positions of the UN peace operations,
and also in the position of SRSG (Special Representative of Secretary General)
in various UN political Mission across the world.
Dr Momen thanked Guterres for meeting him despite his busy
schedule due to current Ukraine crisis.
Earlier, the Foreign Minister held a meeting with Dr.
Noeleen Heyzer, the newly appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary General on
Myanmar, who is currently visiting New York.
During the meeting, Foreign Minister requested Heyzer to
engage with all stakeholders including the regional countries to find a durable
solution to the Rohingya crisis, particularly by creating a conducive
environment in Rakhine state so that the Rohingyas can return to their homes in
safety, security and dignity.
He briefed the special envoy on the steps taken by the
Bangladesh government to prevent spread of COVID in Rohingya camps, to provide
Myanmar-curriculum-based education to Rohingya children in the camps, among
others.
He also referred to the new accommodation facility in
Bhashan char for 100,000 Rohingya and informed Heyzer that the Rohingya
relocated there will have the opportunity to engage in livelihood
activities.
The Foreign Minister said, in the absence of any hope for
return to their homeland, the Rohingyas increasingly have been getting involved
in illicit and criminal activities.
He invited Heyzer to visit Cox's Bazar camps and Bhashan
char at her earliest convenience.
The Special Envoy expressed her deepest gratitude to Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina for providing shelter to the Rohingya when they fled
Myanmar in 2017 and commended her for her compassion and leadership.
She assured that the Rohingya issue will remain high on her
agenda and she would remain deeply engaged with all relevant stakeholders - the
regional countries and other international actors, Rohingya leaders and the
authorities in Myanmar to find a sustainable solution to this crisis as soon as
possible.
Charge d' Affaires, of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh
to the UN Md. Monwar Hossain was present during the meetings.
- UNB
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