DHAKA, 12 December 2021, (TON): Bangladesh has urged the international community and the relevant UN agencies to scale up their efforts to share the international burden and responsibility given the protracted nature of the Rohingya crisis.

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima made the call while speaking at the General Assembly Debate on “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance.”

Highlighting the humanitarian assistance provided by Bangladesh to the Rohingyas sheltered in Cox’s Bazaar in cooperation with the UN and other humanitarian partners, she called for increased international attention to the situation in Myanmar to create the conditions for the safe and sustainable return of the displaced 1.1 million Rohingyas to their homeland.

The UN Ambassador called for increased international attention to the situation in Myanmar to create the conditions for the safe and sustainable return of the displaced Rohingyas.

The Ambassador said “the protraction of the crisis will further compound the already complex political and humanitarian situation in this region.”

On natural disaster and climate related humanitarian situations, she shared Bangladesh’s good practices and substantive investments in disaster-risk reduction, prevention, adaptation and resilience building, mitigation and relief.

“We’ve adopted the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan which shifts the focus from vulnerability to resilience building and prosperity.”