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Bangladesh urges urgent global action on Rohingya return
Bangladesh has called for urgent international actions for return of the Rohingyas as it was no longer possible for Bangladesh to bear the burden of hosting 1.3 million Rohingyas.
The UN General Assembly’s third committee has adopted by consensus the resolution on Rohingya Muslims calling for renewed global efforts for a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis and for the safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Jointly tabled by the OIC and the EU, the resolution was cosponsored by 105 countries.
This yearly resolution, being adopted since 2017, expressed concern over the continued human rights violations in Rakhine State, targeting of Rohingya Muslims, restrictions on humanitarian access, and the continued influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh and other neighboring countries.
It also called for continuous international engagements for safe and sustainable return of the Rohingya to Myanmar, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
Speaking after the adoption on November 19, Bangladesh delegation thanked the member states for their support but expressed disappointment that no tangible progress could be made in the last eight years to make any headway for return of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar, reports UNB.