DHAKA, 20 September 2021, (TON): UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo said that it is the “shared responsibility” of the international community to make sure that the Rohingya crisis is not forgotten as the world faces more crises.

The UN official said “making sure that the Rohingya crisis doesn’t become a forgotten crisis is a shared responsibility. Obviously, the government of Bangladesh through its foreign policy is doing a lot to make sure that the crisis is not forgotten.”

She recognized that Bangladesh has played a critical role in a defining tragedy of the times despite challenges of its own and mentioned that they are at the final stage to begin its operations at Bhasan Char to support the Rohingyas and the massive efforts of the government of Bangladesh.

The Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) arranged the DCAB Talk at the Foreign Service Academy. DCAB President Pantho Rahaman and its General Secretary AKM Moinuddin also spoke.

Recognizing Bangladesh’s massive investment in Bhasan Char, Seppo said “there has been a lot of negative coverage of the island and it is important that they have somehow managed to move away from that.”

She said “they want to be partners in trying to create something so that everybody can live and the conversation that they are having now is important.”