Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus urged global powers to create a concrete timeline for returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar during a United Nations gathering in New York on Tuesday. The Nobel laureate presented seven recommendations that call for pressure on Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army to stop attacks against the minority group and begin their repatriation. Yunus said Bangladesh has absorbed nearly one million displaced people at significant financial and social expense since violence began eight years ago.
The chief adviser warned that criminal networks and drug trafficking from Rakhine State increasingly threaten Bangladesh's stability. He emphasized that repatriation represents the only sustainable solution and would cost less than maintaining protection for refugees indefinitely. Representatives from 75 nations attended the conference alongside United Nations refugee and human rights commissioners. Yunus called for full funding of humanitarian response plans and accountability for atrocities committed against the Rohingya population.
The chief adviser warned that criminal networks and drug trafficking from Rakhine State increasingly threaten Bangladesh's stability. He emphasized that repatriation represents the only sustainable solution and would cost less than maintaining protection for refugees indefinitely. Representatives from 75 nations attended the conference alongside United Nations refugee and human rights commissioners. Yunus called for full funding of humanitarian response plans and accountability for atrocities committed against the Rohingya population.
