Bangladesh: US working to increase resettlement of Rohingyas from Bangladesh, Blinken

DHAKA, 26 August 2022, (TON): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has said “his country is working to increase resettlement of Rohingya refugees from the region, including from Bangladesh, so that they can rebuild their lives in the United States.”

While mentioning the resettlement issue, he referred to an essential component of an international and comprehensive humanitarian response.

Blinken said “the US remains committed to advancing justice and accountability for Rohingya refugees and the people of Myanmar in solidarity with the victims and survivors.”

He said “we continue to support the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, the case under the Genocide Convention that The Gambia has brought against Burma before the International Court of Justice.”

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