Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to attend the plenary meeting to address the crisis facing Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar on the sidelines of the UNGA on Tuesday night, aiming to find ways for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis addressing the funding gaps.
The high-level conference will be held at General Assembly Hall of the United Nations Headquarters from 8pm (Bangladesh time) on Tuesday.
Representatives from at least 75 countries and organisations, including heads of state and government, have confirmed their participation in the conference, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.
The meeting aims to sustain international attention, review the situation on the ground, and propose a concrete, time-bound plan for a sustainable resolution, including efforts to ensure the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of displaced communities.
The objectives of the UN-organised conference are to mobilise political support, sustain international attention on the crisis, review the overall situation, and address its root causes, including human rights issues.
The conference aims to review the crisis and exchange perspectives on the ground situation in order to propose a comprehensive, innovative, concrete and time-bound plan for a sustainable resolution.
Key priorities include ensuring the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar.
Chief Adviser Yunus will be among the speakers in the opening session.
Turkey will represent the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), while Kuwait will represent the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at the conference.
