Bangladesh has requested the international community’s urgent action to help bring a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis.
The permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador, Masud Bin Momen, said yesterday that
Bangladesh and Myanmar can only bilaterally address the issue of the possible voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya, who have been fleeing violence in Rakhine state.
“We stress that all related larger questions and issues would have to be addressed by Myanmar with the international community’s continued support and monitoring on behalf of the Rohingya,” the Bangladesh Mission said yesterday.
The permanent representative was speaking at an event titled ‘Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, including Special Economic Assistance’ held at the General Assembly of the UN Headquarters in New York.
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Mentioning Bangladesh government’s continued engagement with the Myanmar authorities in good faith, he urged the donor countries and organisations to respond to the “pressing and increasing needs for resources” identified by the concerned humanitarian actors, in the spirit of responsibility and burden sharing.
Ambassador Masud reiterated Bangladesh’s appreciation for the humanitarian assistance provided so far, and pledges made in response to the UN revised response plan to the tune of $434 million for the first six-month period.
He also thanked the EU and Kuwait for convening the high-level Pledging Conference in Geneva on October 23 in 2017.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
