Yunus pledges to join hands with UN for Rohingya repatriation as he meets Guterres
1 week, 6 days ago

Yunus pledges to join hands with UN for Rohingya repatriation as he meets Guterres

Firstpost  

Yunus said he hoped that the minority community would get a chance to celebrate Eid next year by returning to their home in Myanmar’s Rakhine state On Friday, Bangladesh’s Interim Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, pledged to work collectively with the United Nations to deal with the Rohingya issue as he met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Yunus said he hoped that the minority community would get a chance to celebrate Eid next year by returning to their home in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. According to The Dhaka Tribune, earlier on Friday, the chartered flight carrying Professor Yunus and Guterres landed at Cox’s Bazar Airport at 12:48 pm. Guterres shares two clear messages after the visit After visiting the Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Guterres said that he had two clear messages about the matter.

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UN chief Guterres visits Bangladesh, warns of ‘tragedy’ for Rohingyas amid aid cuts
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1 week, 5 days ago

UN chief Guterres visits Bangladesh, warns of ‘tragedy’ for Rohingyas amid aid cuts

Firstpost  

Guterres, who is on a four-day visit from March 13 to Bangladesh, was addressing a joint press briefing in Dhaka, a day after he travelled to Cox’s Bazaar on a mission of solidarity with the Rohingya refugees. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged the international community to extend financial and political support to Rohingya refugees and their host …

UN chief calls aid cuts to Rohingya refugees 'a crime', asks for global support
1 week, 6 days ago

UN chief calls aid cuts to Rohingya refugees 'a crime', asks for global support

India Today  

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called upon the international community to provide necessary financial and political support for Rohingya refugees and their host communities “to avoid humanitarian disasters” in Bangladesh, state-run BSS news agency said. After his visit to Cox's Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh to see the plight of Rohingyas in the crammed makeshift camps after being evicted …

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia
2 years ago

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Rohingya have reached Indonesia since November last year as they escape desperate conditions in Myanmar and camps in Bangladesh. Indonesian officials have said that more than 180 Rohingya refugees landed in the country’s western Aceh province, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh. A spokesperson for …

Myanmar team visits Cox’s Bazar for Rohingya repatriation project
2 years ago

Myanmar team visits Cox’s Bazar for Rohingya repatriation project

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar delegation is visiting camps this week to verify a few hundred potential returnees for the project. A delegation from Myanmar is visiting Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh this week to verify a few hundred potential returnees for a pilot repatriation project. Bangladesh’s refugee relief and repatriation commissioner in Cox’s Bazar, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, told Reuters news agency there was …

UN chief: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution
2 years, 7 months ago

UN chief: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Myanmar’s military-installed government Wednesday to include ethnic Rohingya in a solution to the country’s political crisis. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Guterres noted “the unflagging aspirations for an inclusive future” for the Rohingya, who face widespread discrimination in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Guterres’ spokesman said that “perpetrators of all international crimes committed in Myanmar …

Myanmar officials hold repatriation talks with Rohingya leaders
5 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar officials hold repatriation talks with Rohingya leaders

Al Jazeera  

High-level delegation from Myanmar is in Cox’s Bazar to convince Rohingya refugees to return to Rakhine state. A high-level delegation from Myanmar is in Bangladesh’s southern Cox’s Bazar district to hold repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees. The purpose of Saturday’s visit was “to talk with Rohingya refugees in order to convince them to return to their home country”, said Md …

Plan Stalls To Repatriate Rohingya Refugees
6 years, 4 months ago

Plan Stalls To Repatriate Rohingya Refugees

NPR  

Plan Stalls To Repatriate Rohingya Refugees Enlarge this image toggle caption Dar Yasin/AP Dar Yasin/AP A plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar from neighboring Bangladesh has stalled, apparently because the refugees were unwilling to go. Everything was ready: the transit camp, buses to carry them to border, medical facilities, rations for three days for the returnees," Bangladesh's Refugee Relief …

Rohingya shocked, terrified as deadline for Myanmar return nears
6 years, 4 months ago

Rohingya shocked, terrified as deadline for Myanmar return nears

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar and Bangladesh expected to start repatriation of thousands of Rohingya this week, but UN says move is premature. ‘Nowhere to hide’ Another Rohingya man who is on the list said a volunteer in the camp who works with government officials told him the decision was “final”. ‘Dangerous and premature’ He has heard people in his camp crying “day and …

UN urges India not to deport seven Rohingya
6 years, 5 months ago

UN urges India not to deport seven Rohingya

The Hindu  

As India prepares to deport seven Rohingya “illegals” to Myanmar on Thursday, two United Nations bodies criticised the proposed move and urged the Indian government to refrain from doing anything that would endanger the lives of those it plans to deport. “UN High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed its view that the current conditions in Rakhine State in Myanmar are …

Myanmar making final plans for repatriation
7 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar making final plans for repatriation

The Hindu  

Myanmar is making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who fled conflict in the troubled Rakhine State, State media said on Saturday, despite growing doubts about the plan among refugees and in the UN. Rakhine State Chief Minister Nyi Pu “insisted on completion of the finishing touches on buildings, medical clinics and sanitation infrastructures” during …

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign agreement on return of Rohingya Muslims
7 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign agreement on return of Rohingya Muslims

The Hindu  

Bangladesh and Myanmar have signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday on the return of Rohingya people who fled the Rakhine state in the wake of a military crackdown. The deal was signed by Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmud Ali and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw. They need to be rebuilt.” “We are ready …

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees
7 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees

ABC  

Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding for the return home of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to the neighbouring country to escape an army crackdown, a senior Myanmar official says. Key points: Myanmar says process can start once paperwork is completed Rohingya refugees express doubt over the deal US has labelled operation against Rohingya …

Over 100 Rohingya killed fleeing Myanmar in two months: UN
7 years, 4 months ago

Over 100 Rohingya killed fleeing Myanmar in two months: UN

India TV News  

More than 100 Rohingya refugees have drowned in shipwrecks and boat capsizes as they fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, according to a UN official. Stephane Dujarric, the chief UN spokesman, on Friday said that the UN Refugee Agency has received reports of some 30 improvised rafts, carrying more than 1,000 people arrived in Bangladesh from Myanmar, reports Xinhua news. Unable …

State Dept. summoned Myanmar’s ambassador on Rohingya
7 years, 6 months ago

State Dept. summoned Myanmar’s ambassador on Rohingya

CNN  

Story highlights An estimated 380,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh to escape the violence Murphy summoned Myanmar's ambassador to the US, Aung Lynn, Wednesday to express US concerns about the violence CNN — Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Patrick Murphy will travel to Myanmar to meet with officials this weekend regarding the violence in the country, including the attacks on …

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