Staff Reporter :
UN Chief in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has lamented for “collective failure” to influence Myanmar in resolving the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
“There’s a collective failure to influence Myanmar. That’s not just the UN. It includes many others as well,” the Resident Coordinator said at the ‘DCAB Talk’ in the BIISS auditorium in the city on Wednesday.
The Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) organised the event with its President Raheed Ejaz and General Secretary Nurul Islam Hasib on the dais along with the UN chief.
Seppo highlighted almost all aspects of UN’s engagement with Bangladesh, but the Rohingya issue came out prominently in the question answer session.
She said the UN has been able to keep continuous attention on the crisis, bring together member states for conversation about the crisis and make some progress on accountability issues on human rights violations.
The UNRC said it is really important to keep in mind that any solution that they look for has to be a sustainable one that consists of different actions. “I think no one underestimates the complexities of the Rohingya crisis.”
Seppo said ensuring a sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis is not a lofty idea but a concrete requirement for it to work.
Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas and most of them entered Bangladesh since August 25, 2017 amid military crackdown on Muslims there.
Seppo said the UN has over the past month seen a rapid change in the narratives about Rohingya
and the emphasis is on the Rohingya as security risk, as potential extremists and as criminals. “Let’s not forget they’re human beings with dreams and aspirations just like you and me.”
She said the root causes of this crisis, of course, lie in Myanmar and the solution to the crisis lies in Myanmar, too.
Seppo touched upon issues related to Bangladesh’s role as a member state of the UN, outcome of the last UN General Assembly, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), human rights issues, violence against women, climate change, disaster management and partnership with media.
UN Chief in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has lamented for “collective failure” to influence Myanmar in resolving the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
“There’s a collective failure to influence Myanmar. That’s not just the UN. It includes many others as well,” the Resident Coordinator said at the ‘DCAB Talk’ in the BIISS auditorium in the city on Wednesday.
The Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) organised the event with its President Raheed Ejaz and General Secretary Nurul Islam Hasib on the dais along with the UN chief.
Seppo highlighted almost all aspects of UN’s engagement with Bangladesh, but the Rohingya issue came out prominently in the question answer session.
She said the UN has been able to keep continuous attention on the crisis, bring together member states for conversation about the crisis and make some progress on accountability issues on human rights violations.
The UNRC said it is really important to keep in mind that any solution that they look for has to be a sustainable one that consists of different actions. “I think no one underestimates the complexities of the Rohingya crisis.”
Seppo said ensuring a sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis is not a lofty idea but a concrete requirement for it to work.
Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas and most of them entered Bangladesh since August 25, 2017 amid military crackdown on Muslims there.
Seppo said the UN has over the past month seen a rapid change in the narratives about Rohingya
and the emphasis is on the Rohingya as security risk, as potential extremists and as criminals. “Let’s not forget they’re human beings with dreams and aspirations just like you and me.”
She said the root causes of this crisis, of course, lie in Myanmar and the solution to the crisis lies in Myanmar, too.
Seppo touched upon issues related to Bangladesh’s role as a member state of the UN, outcome of the last UN General Assembly, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), human rights issues, violence against women, climate change, disaster management and partnership with media.
