Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has highlighted the ongoing repatriation initiative and stressed that repatriation is the solution to the crisis and expectations of the Rohingyas.
The Foreign Secretary asked the UN to engage more effectively with the Burmese government to commence early, sustainable and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingyas to the Rakhine State.
The United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis met the Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
During the meeting, the UN Resident Coordinator elaborated on the ongoing and projected humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis.
The discussion also focused on the cooperation between Bangladesh and the UN regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), disaster management, and food security, among others.
