11 Western countries ‘commit’ to Rohingya repatriation as crisis enters eighth year
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As the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh enters its eighth year, 11 countries have reaffirmed their commitment to finding a path for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
In a joint statement, the countries also pledged continued support for Bangladesh.
The signatories include Australia, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France, Switzerland and Finland.
They committed to working with Bangladesh at a high-level conference in New York next month to address both Myanmar’s current situation and the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
The statement was released on Monday morning by the French Embassy in Dhaka through its Facebook page and X handle.
The mass influx of Rohingya refugees began on Aug 25, 2017, when violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State drove more than 750,000 people across the border into Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya and Teknaf.
They joined some 400,000 Rohingya already living in camps there.