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A delegation of US Congressional staff, accompanied by officials from UNHCR’s Multi-Country Office in Washington, DC, visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and the office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) on Wednesday.
The visit underscored continued US engagement in the Rohingya refugee crisis and the importance of international cooperation in supporting the refugees and Bangladesh’s humanitarian response, the RRRC said.
During the visit, the delegation met Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, additional secretary and RRRC, and discussed the ongoing humanitarian crisis, conditions in the camps, relief efforts and prospects for the safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
The delegation included Noelle Dana, senior legislative assistant to Rep Ryan MacKenzie; Robert Sar, legislative director to Rep Stephanie Bice; Ryan Carreiro, legislative assistant to Rep Marlin Stutzman; Torie Cox, national security analyst at the Senate Republican Policy Committee; Sarah Jacobs, legislative director to Rep Madeleine Dean; Maiesha Hossain, national security legislative aide to Senator Chris Van Hollen; and Marshele Bryant, legislative director to Rep Maxwell Frost.
They were accompanied by Nancy Jackson, senior external relations officer, and Jessie Ainslie, external relations associate, from UNHCR’s Multi-Country Office in Washington, DC.