The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly has adopted the annual resolution on the human rights situations of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar by consensus, reports BSS.
The resolution, jointly tabled by the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, was cosponsored by 109 countries, the highest number of countries since 2017, according to a message received on Thursday.
The primary focus of the resolution was the human rights situation of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar, including in the context of current political situation of the related countries.
It called upon Myanmar to address the root causes of the Rohingya crisis and create conducive environment in Rakhine to facilitate voluntary, safe and dignified return of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar.
"Pending their return, the Rohingyas living in the camps deserve the solidarity of the international community. The humanitarian response plan needs to be adequately funded." said Bangladesh's Charge de Affairs Md Monwar Hossain during adoption of the resolution.
In his statement, he also expressed appreciation to OIC and EU for their leadership on this important human rights issue referring to inability of the protracted presence of Rohingyas in Bangladesh.
"While we provided shelter to the fleeing Rohingyas out of humanitarian consideration, they were always meant to return to Myanmar," Hossain said.
To that end, Bangladesh has have taken multi-pronged diplomatic efforts - both at the bilateral and multilateral fronts with a view to improving the conditions in Myanmar and facilitating their safe, voluntary and sustainable return, he said.
The resolution called upon Myanmar to cooperate fully with the special envoy of the secretary general on Myanmar and all the human rights mechanisms of the UN.
The resolution recognized the important role of the regional countries and the regional organizations, such as ASEAN in addressing the political and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, and in this regard called for swift implementation of ASEAN's 5-point consensus.
It noted the ongoing justice and accountability processes and welcomed the developments in the case against Myanmar in the International Court of Justice and the investigation by the Prosecution of the International Criminal Court.
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