প্রকাশ: 14/06/2022
Bangladesh has called upon the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General
to Myanmar to work towards early implementation of the bilateral return
arrangements for the Rohingyas
"The
most durable solution to the Rohingya crisis lies in their safe, sustainable
and dignified return to Myanmar," said Ambassador Rabab Fatima.
She urged
the UN to scale up its programmes in Rakhine State to support the Rohingyas on
their return.
Ambassador
Fatima was addressing the General Assembly on Monday following the briefing by
Dr NoeleenHeyzer, the Special Envoy of the Secretary General on Myanmar.
"Five
years have passed since the Rohingyas fled home in one of the largest exoduses
in recent history. The promise of safe return remains unfulfilled.
"Not
a single Rohingya has been able to return home. 1.2 million of them remain in a
state of uncertainty in Bangladesh. Those remaining in Myanmar are either
languishing in IDP camps or under constant threat of forced displacement and
insecurity," said Ambassador Fatima.
The
ambassador called upon the UN, especially the Security Council, to respond with
urgency to the recurrent and protracted Rohingya crisis by addressing the root
causes of the crisis.
Referring
to the efforts of Bangladesh in providing food, shelter, education, health care
and protection to the Rohingyas, she called upon the international community to
focus on creating the right conditions in Myanmar.
"Efforts
on our side alone will not bring about any lasting solution to the problem.
What is needed are actions and programmes in Myanmar, to create the conditions
conducive for the return of this population, in dignity, to their homes.
"And
that is the most desired durable solution and the aspiration of the Rohingyas
themselves," she added.
In this
regard, she also stressed the importance of ensuring accountability for all
violations and abuses in Myanmar and called upon the Security Council to
monitor compliance of the Provisional Measures issued by the International
Court of Justice in the case initiated by the Gambia on behalf of the OIC.
"My
government is doing everything in its power to ensure justice to the Rohingya
victims. We are providing full support to the International Criminal Court
(ICC), and to the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar (IIMM) in
their efforts."
Ambassador
Fatima urged all countries, especially the regional countries, to provide
access and cooperation to all the ongoing accountability mechanisms to ensure
justice to the Rohingya Muslims; and prevent future recurrence.
The
Ambassador expressed appreciation to Asean for its efforts to find a resolution
to the crisis in Myanmar including by early and full implementation of the
five-point consensus concluded between the Asean and the Myanmar authorities.
She called upon the Special Envoy to continue her engagement with the Asean
member states, and other countries in the region, in securing a sustained
political solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis.
The
Special Envoy in her briefing expressed concerns about the current situation in
Myanmar, which continues to remain volatile with grave impacts on the civilians
including the Rohingya Muslims.
While
acknowledging the generosity of the Government of Bangladesh, she reminded the
international community of its responsibility towards the Rohingyas.
She shared
her future work plan in Myanmar which represents a multipronged approach
involving the peace, development and humanitarian actors and engagements at
both vertical and horizontal level.
Following
the briefing, the member States delivered remarks, in which they expressed
their full support to the efforts of the Special Envoy as well as the
complementary role of the Asean.
The member states commended the exemplary humanitarian leadership of the Bangladesh government of and expressed their commitment to support Bangladesh in its efforts to forge a lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis.
- UNB
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