Dr NoeleenHeyzer, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar expressed concerns about the current situation in Myanmar during her briefing at the UN General Assembly, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
While acknowledging the generosity of the Government of Bangladesh, she reminded the international community of its responsibility toward the Rohingyas.
The situation continues to remain volatile with grave impacts on the civilians including the Rohingya Muslims, the envoy told the Assembly on Monday.
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 levels.
Following the briefing, the member states delivered remarks, in which they expressed their full support for the efforts of the Special Envoy as well as the complementary role of the ASEAN.
While addressing the General Assembly following the briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima called upon her to work towards early implementation of the bilateral return arrangements.
She also urged the UN to scale up its programmes in Rakhine State to support the Rohingyas on their return, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
“Five years have passed since the Rohingyas fled home in one of the largest exoduses in recent history. The promise of a safe return remains unfulfilled. Not a single Rohingya has been able to return home,” said Ambassador Fatima.
Some 1.2 million Rohingya people remain in a state of uncertainty in Bangladesh and those remaining in Myanmar are either languishing in IDP camps or under constant threat of forced displacement and insecurity, she noted.
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.