Yunus, other global leaders to meet at UN Rohingya conference today to mobilise support, review crisis
The objectives of the UN-organised conference are to mobilise political support, sustain international attention on the crisis, review the overall situation and address its root causes, including human rights issues.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and other global leaders are expected to attend and address the High-Level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations headquarters in New York today (30 September), where participants aim to mobilise support and review steps toward a sustainable resolution.
Representatives from at least 75 countries and organisations, including heads of state and government, have confirmed their participation in the conference, which will begin at 10am local time (8pm Bangladesh time), Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Azad Majumder said.
The objectives of the UN-organised conference are to mobilise political support, sustain international attention on the crisis, review the overall situation and address its root causes, including human rights issues.
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The conference aims to review the crisis and exchange perspectives on the ground situation in order to propose a comprehensive, innovative, concrete and time-bound plan for a sustainable resolution. Key priorities include ensuring the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will be among the speakers in the opening session.
Turkey will represent the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), while Kuwait will represent the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at the conference.
Ahead of the event, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Unicef Executive Director Katherine Russell held separate meetings with the chief adviser at his hotel yesterday and discussed issues related to the crisis.
Briefing reporters at a city hotel about the outcomes of the meetings, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the overall Rohingya and civil war situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state was discussed in the three meetings.
He said they also discussed the pathway of Rohingya repatriation, how funding for the Rohingyas living in camps can be increased and how Rohingya children can be developed as skilled and educated.
