Interim Government Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus called for the resettlement of Myanmar's Rohingya citizens who took refuge in Bangladesh to save their lives due to persecution.
United Nations Special Representative Thomas Andrews on Monday (October 14) at the office of the Chief Adviser in Tejgaon in the capital while discussing the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yunus made this call.
UN Special Representative Andrews commended the Chief Adviser, saying the violence has created a major crisis in Rakhine State and that displaced and starving people, including the Rohingya, urgently need humanitarian aid.
At least 3.1 million people have been displaced in Myanmar, he said, including hundreds of thousands in Rakhine State, where rebel groups have been fighting Myanmar's army for years.
He noted that nearly 30,000 Rohingya have left their homes in Rakhine and entered Bangladesh in recent weeks, while more than a 10 lakhs Rohingya have already taken refuge in camps in the country's southeastern Cox's Bazar border districts.
Chief Adviser Professor Yunus called for a UN-guaranteed safe zone for displaced people from Rakhine and finding ways to help them.
He said this would be the best initiative to get them help, it could be a good start in resolving the Rakhine crisis and stop thousands of new refugees from entering Bangladesh.
The Chief Adviser suggested discussing the Rakhine violence and displaced people with the international community, including ASEAN.
During the discussion, the Chief Adviser sought assistance from the Special Envoy for the resettlement of Rohingya refugees in a third country.
The meeting also discussed the ICC investigation into the 2017 atrocities against the Rohingya and the recent student-led revolution in Bangladesh.