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Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the Rohingya crisis is no longer merely a humanitarian issue. The prolonged presence of a large number of Rohingyas in Bangladesh is creating significant pressure on the country and increasing threats to regional security.
He made the remarks on Sunday (September 6) morning at a roundtable discussion on the emerging challenges and strategies for resolving the Rohingya crisis, organized by the Institute for Global Cooperation Foundation at the BIISS auditorium in the capital.
The Home Minister said the Rohingya crisis is approaching more than nine years, and that it is no longer sufficient to limit efforts to crisis management alone. He stressed the need to create a safe environment in Rakhine and facilitate the return of Rohingyas to their homeland. To achieve this, he said, national and international strategies must be redefined and reframed.
Addressing the international community, he called for continued global support to ensure the dignified repatriation of displaced Myanmar nationals to their homeland. He urged the international community to ensure that the Rohingya issue does not get overshadowed by other conflicts around the world, and called on the United Nations, influential countries and human rights organizations to maintain their focus on the crisis.
The Home Minister also emphasized the need to keep the safe and dignified repatriation of nearly 1.5 million Rohingyas firmly on the international agenda, with stronger cooperation from the global community to achieve a lasting solution to the crisis.
