malaymail
25 September 2019
BY JOSEPH RAJ
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an event at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York September 25, 2019. — Picture via Twitter
NEW YORK, Sept 25 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad criticised the United Nations for its “deafening silence” on the Rohingya crisis.
“It is clear that the Myanmar government is unwilling to take any action to resolve the crisis.
“Therefore, it is left up to us — the international community — to do something about the situation.
“For a start, the UN should play its role, taking into account that it was established in hopes of preventing future human-made miseries. Its silence is deafening,” he said during a high-level side event entitled “Rohingya Crisis — A Way Forward” at the 74th United Nations General Assembly here today.