Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has highlighted ongoing repatriation initiative and stressed that repatriation is the solution of the crisis and expectation of the Rohingyas.

The Foreign Secretary asked the UN to engage more effectively with the Myanmar government to commence early, sustainable and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingyas to Rakhine State.

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The United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis met the Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.

During the meeting, the UN Resident Coordinator elaborated on the ongoing and projected humanitarian response for the Rohingya crisis.

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Discussion also focused on the cooperation between Bangladesh and the UN regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), disaster management, and food security, among others.

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