Conditions Not Safe for Rohingya’s Return to Myanmar: UNHCR

Yangon: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that the condition was not safe for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar from Bangladesh, even as the two countries were preparing for the return process on Monday, set to start later this week. The two governments on November 15 agreed on repatriation of 2,251 of around 723,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh camps, in the first part of a phased process, reports Efe news. “Although UNHCR does not believe current conditions in Rakhine state are conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees from Bangladesh, we remain committed to supporting the government of Myanmar’s efforts to create such conditions,” the refugee agency said in a statement. The Human Rights Watch also criticized Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the forced return of the Rohingya. (IANS)

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