Fifth anniversary of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar: UK statement

Press release

The UK announces new sanctions and legal action in support of Myanmar’s Rohingya community.

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MPPublished25 August 2022

Minister for Asia Amanda Milling

• UK takes fresh action against the Myanmar Armed Forces on 5th anniversary of the military’s campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya
• new sanctions against military-linked companies to target the military’s access to arms and revenue
• UK confirms its intention to intervene in The Gambia v. Myanmar International Court of Justice Case to support international justice efforts

All About Rohingya Crisis

Current Affairs

piyush
Published On August 22nd, 2022

Beginning in 2017, renewed violence, including reported rape, murder, and arson, triggered an exodus of Rohingya, as Myanmar’s security forces claimed they were carrying out a campaign to reinstate.

Discriminatory policies of Myanmar’s government since the late 1970s have compelled hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya to flee their homes in the predominantly Buddhist country. Most have crossed by land into Bangladesh, while others have taken to the sea to reach India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Beginning in 2017, renewed violence, including reported rape, murder, and arson, triggered an exodus of Rohingya, as Myanmar’s security forces claimed they were carrying out a campaign to reinstate stability in the country’s western region. The United Nations has said that those forces showed “genocidal intent,” and international pressure on the country’s elected leaders to end the repression continues to rise.

Momen urges Britain to resettle 1 lakh Rohingya refugees

Myanmar Crime .com
June 28, 2022

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has requested the British Secretary of State Elizabeth Truss to resettle one lakh Rohingya refugees who are now sheltered in Bangladesh.

He made the proposal during a bilateral meeting with Truss in Kigali, Rwanda, on the side-lines of a Commonwealth event yesterday.

Rohingyas can have a better life and Bangladesh’s unfair burden can be lessened if the United Kingdom, a global leader in justice and human rights could consider resettling one lakh Rohingya refugees, said Momen.

The Rohingya crisis and questions of accountabilit

Taylor & Francis Online

Adam Simpsona Justice and Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide, AustraliaCorrespondence
adam.simpson@unisa.edu.au

Nicholas Farrelly
Pages 486-494 | Published online: 08 Sep 2020

ABSTRACT


There is no obvious end to the ongoing tragedy that faces the Muslim Rohingya communities of western Myanmar. Yet, with two important international legal cases underway at the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court there are now important opportunities to maintain pressure on Myanmar’s government. Myanmar’s current government – a fusion of militarist, democratic, ethno-nationalist and conservative interests – has consistently sought to downplay the seriousness of the situation. This attitude, and the fraught, but politically effective, nexus between Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and the military, has done much to encourage a culture of impunity among military and civilian decision-makers. Nevertheless, with crucial national elections scheduled for November 2020, and an economy battered by the global COVID-19 shutdown, Myanmar faces a confluence of grave challenges. Under these conditions, key decision-makers in Naypyitaw may hope that international scrutiny of violence against the Rohingya will fade. Given these court actions, however, this is unlikely. Whatever sympathy we may have for Aung San Suu Kyi’s predicament, she will not recover her reputation. And she will forever face hard questions about her inability to prevent, and, more importantly, refusal to condemn, ethnic cleansing.

China Should Resolve The Rohingya Refugee Crisis As Soon As Possible – OpEd

eurasiareview
Pathik Hasan

November 16, 2021                                   Displaced Rohingya in Myanmar. Photo Credit: Tasnim News Agency

China should resolve the Rohingya refugee crisis as soon as possible for ensuring the greater interest of South Asia and South East Asia to some extent its own interest.

For South Asia in general and for Bangladesh as well, the Rohingya crisis is one of the burning issues for a while. As an extra regional power, however, the role of China is very critical here—not only because of her long-standing involvement in the South Asian region but also China being one of the P5 members of the UN Security Council. Nevertheless, it is time Beijing acknowledged and shifted her compass over to the humanitarian grounds and the plight of the Rohingyas rather than maintaining an esoteric image.

Addressing root causes of Rohingya crisis critical, BD envoy tells UN

Dhaka Tribune

UNB
November 10th, 2021

File photo: Ambassador Rabab Fatima of Bangladesh Permanent Mission at the UN speaks at the UN headquarters UNB

The open debate discusses possible role of Security Council in addressing inequalities, exclusion and conflict

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said the social and political exclusion of Rohingya minorities in Myanmar has blown into a crisis with serious humanitarian and security ramifications for the region.

The Rohingya Crisis A Moral, Ethnographic and Policy Assessment

Bangladesh urges UN again to resolve Rohingya crisis

rising bd.com
Dhaka,
Chhabed Sathee, Staff Reporter, USA || risingbd.com
Published: 5 October 2021

Ambassador Rabab Fatima

Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, said, “The international community and regional countries must continue their efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis. Creating conducive environment in the Rakhine State and ensuring accountability for the horrendous crimes committed against them are critical in this regard.”

Ambassador Rabab Fatima said this while delivering her statement at the 3rd committee general debate held at the UN headquarters on Monday (October 4).

Agenda: World must not forget Rohingya crisis

The Herald
By Agenda ,By Dr Abdullah Yusuf

31st August

Dr Abdullah Yusuf, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Dundee

THE horrifying situation in Afghanistan should act as a reminder of other grave humanitarian crises engulfing the world. I have spent the past few years researching the impact of other conflicts, many of which have been all but been forgotten by the international community.

It is now four years since the Myanmar military embarked upon a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing that forcibly displaced around a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps. The persecution of the Rohingya is not new, but the scale and magnitude of the displacement since August 2017, is unprecedented. More than 700,000 refugees fled following actions internationally described as genocidal.

Bangladesh Looks To Russia To Resolve Rohingya Crisis – Analysis

eurasiareview
By Anand Kumar*
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA)

August 8, 2021 

Rohingya refugees. Photo Credit: Tasnim News Agency

The issue of Rohingya refugees has turned out to be a major problem for Bangladesh in recent times, especially after the mass exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar in August 2017. Bangladesh has tried to engage bilaterally with Myanmar and also attempted to garner international support to deal with this problem effectively. It has managed to get support not only from the Western countries and the Muslim world but also from important international organisations like the United Nations (UN). Despite this, the problem is far from resolved. In its bid to find a solution to this problem and to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar, Bangladesh has now sought the help of Russia as the relationship of the Myanmar junta with Russia is gathering strength.

‘Track Two Diplomacy’ needed for sustainable solution of Rohingya crisis

Financial Express
June 20, 2021

Social cohesion, environmental recovery need to be ensured until repatriation

The ultimate solution to the Rohingya crisis is the sustainable solution, and to ensure that, track two diplomacy is needed for putting pressure on the Myanmar government.

Speakers during a webinar on Sunday organised by Cox’s Bazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF) said this.

They also urged all stakeholders to ensure the human dignity of the Rohingya community, and social cohesion until the repatriation, says a statement.

Bangladesh, Japan agree to work together for tackling Covid-19, Rohingya crisis

The Daily Star
Star Digital Report
June 09, 2021

Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki calls on Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam at his office on June 8, 2021. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh and Japan have agreed to work together to tackle the challenges of Covid-19 and Rohingya crisis.

The consensus came when Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki called on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam at his office yesterday (Tuesday).

They comprehensively discussed the bilateral relations and issues of common concerns, says a foreign ministry statement today.

Rohingya Crisis And OIC: Assessing The Role – Analysis

eurasiareview
Shaikh Abdur Rahman
May 20, 2021 

1. Introduction

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), after the United Nations (UN) is the second leading international governmental organization, with the membership of 57 states from four continents. [1] It represents the Islamic world and strives for protecting its interests. Bangladesh, a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has conceded much of the socio-economic, political and security cost of providing asylum to approximately 1.2 million Rohingya refugees. The institution has so far played an important role in the Rohingya crisis through fundraising and legal support.

Rohingya crisis: 2021 JRP appealing for $943 million to be launched Tuesday

Dhaka Tribune

Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
May 16th, 2021

File photo of a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

This must not become a forgotten crisis, UNHCR says, calling for renewed and strong international support

The international joint response plan (JRP) to look after the persecuted Rohingyas sheltered in Cox’s Bazar for 2021 will be launched in Geneva on Tuesday.

In the JRP, to be launched virtually due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations agencies and NGO partners will appeal for $943 million to meet the basic needs of the Rohingyas and the host communities.

Rohingya crisis - WHO Bangladesh situation report #9, 14 May 2021 (Period covered: Weeks 17-18, 26 April-9 May)

Situation Report 

Source :WHO
17 May 2021

ASEAN, Myanmar and Rohingya crisis

Prothomalo

M Sakhawat Hossain
05 May 2021,

I was speaking at a digital seminar at the Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies (BIISS) on 21 April. The topic of the seminar was ‘Rohingya Crisis: Response of the International Community and Repatriation Process’. My presentation was on ‘ASEAN, Myanmar and the Rohingya Crisis’. In other words, I discussed the stance of the ASEAN member states on the Rohingya crisis and Myanmar.

BIISS is better known as the foreign ministry’s think tank and so naturally the ministry’ s Myanmar desk director was present at the seminar. State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam, as chief guest, gave the concluding speech. The issue was discussed quite openly and the general consensus was that Bangladesh would have to actively step up pressure on Myanmar. While keeping the doors open to continued bilateral talks and repatriation, diplomatic efforts would also have to be increased in the international arena.

Saudi UN envoy chairs meeting for OIC members about Rohingya crisis

ARAB NEWS
April 27, 2021

The contact group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on the Rohingya is led by Saudi Arabia. (Twitter/@OIC_OCI)

• Delegates discussed the humanitarian situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• They also discussed political developments in Myanmar

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, and the UN’s special envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, chaired a virtual meeting about the Rohingya crisis on Tuesday.

Representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Contact Group on the Rohingya Muslim Minority were briefed on the latest developments in the humanitarian situation, and discussed how best it might be addressed, taking into account the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The delegates also talked about the latest political developments in Myanmar.

Link : Here

IOM Bangladesh Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis Response - Monthly Situation Report (March 2021)

Situation Report
Source:IOM
19 Apr 2021

Bangladesh hopes Malaysia plays instrumental role to help solve Rohingya crisis

malay mail
Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Golam Sarwar said Malaysia was one of the countries that had immediately responded to Bangladesh’s call for assistance during the early weeks of the Rohingya crisis in 2017. — Reuters pic

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Bangladesh hopes Malaysia would play an instrumental role to move the issue of Rohingya refugees forward within Asean and help Bangladesh achieve a durable solution to this crisis.

IOM Bangladesh: Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis Response, Situation Report on the Fire Response (One Week Later)

Situation Report 

Source :IOM
30 Mar 2021

Link : Here