Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday rolled out a seven-point proposal for a sustainable solution to the protracted Rohinhya crisis.
Addressing the 鈥楽takeholders鈥� Dialogue: Takeaways to the High-Level Conference on Rohingya Situation鈥� in Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥�, he, in a seven-point proposal, called upon the international community to undertake collective efforts to stop the Myanmar Junta and the Arakan Army from unleashing violence against the Rohingyas.
The Bangladesh government organised the three-day dialogue that began on Sunday marking the 8th 鈥楻ohingya Genocide Remembrance Day鈥� being observed on Monday.聽
In August 2017, around eight lakh Rohingyas crossed into Bangladesh to save their lives from a military crackdown in Rakhine State, Professor Yunus mentioned, saying that Bangladesh now hosted around 13 lakh displaced Rohingyas , including 32,000 newborns in the camps annually.
Representatives from the displaced Rohinhyas later called upon the international community as well as the Bangladesh government for creating pressure on the Myanmar junta government to ensure safety and security for them in Rakhine so that they could return to their homeland.
For a sustainable solution to the crisis, the chief adviser in his seven-point proposal first said that the umbilical relationship of Rohingyas with their homeland cannot be severed.
聽鈥楽o, their right to return to their homeland has to be secured. Therefore, we urge all parties and partners to work hard for charting a practical roadmap for their speedy, safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return to their homes in聽 Rakhine as soon as possible,鈥� he said.
In his second point, he made an appeal to international donors to enhance their commitments in order to fill out the fund gaps in the Joint Response Plan for 2025-26.
鈥楾hird, all acts of violence against the Rohingyas must cease immediately, 鈥榟e said.
In the fourth point, Professor Yunus urged the Myanmar government and defacto authorities in Rakhine to constructively engage in dialogues with the Rohingyas to promote reconciliation among them, restore rights of the Rohingyas and facilitate their speedy repatriation back to their homeland.聽聽
Fifth, the role of the international community, in particular ASEAN and countries in the neighbourhood, is indispensable to create conducive an environment in Rakhine, he said.聽聽
In the sixth point, he said that regional and international stakeholders must continue to stand resolutely against the heinous crime of ethnic cleansing.
聽鈥楾owards that, we urge all to calibrate their relations with Myanmar and the Arakan Army, and all parties to the conflict in order to promote an early resolution to this protracted crisis,鈥� Yunus said.聽
Finally, the chief adviser urged the international community to add dynamism to the ongoing international accountability processes at International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court and elsewhere.
聽鈥榃e urge them to . . . ensure justice and accountability and put an end to the genocide and crimes against humanity.鈥� He said that the Rohingya crisis emanated from Myanmar and the solution also lay there.
Representatives from international agencies, foreign diplomats, and academics are participating in the event organised as a preparation for the High-Level Conference on Rohingya Situation in New York on the sideline of United Nations General Assembly on September 30.
The chief adviser鈥檚 high representative on Rohingya issue and national security adviser Khaliur Rahman, among others, spoke at the event joined by foreign diplomats and representatives from international agencies.
Despite efforts, not a single Rohingya could be sent back to Myanmar facing a civil war, with the Rakhine State now being largely controlled by the Arakan Army.
Rohingya girl Joytun Ara at a business session said that eight years was enough for their repatriation.
鈥榃e faced unimaginable pain on this day and survived the atrocities. We want to go back to our homes. It鈥檚 long for a temporary living,鈥� she said.
Rohingya representatives called on the Bangladesh government for efforts to stop violence against them by both the Arakan Army and the Myanmar junta regime in Rakhine as more Rohingyas were still entering Bangladesh territory.
