More than 700,000 of them fled to the neighboring Bangladesh after the armed attacks by a militant group against the Myanmar security forces sparked a brutal military repression which began on August 25, 2017.
They joined thousands of others who had escaped waves of violence and discrimination now living in refugee camps just in front of the border in the cox bazaar district.
Violence and financing cuts
In a declaration To mark the birthday, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric noted that the Rohingyas inside and outside the Myanmar are faced with a new deterioration in their already disastrous circumstances.
“In the state of Rakhine, the Rohingyas and other civilians are taken in the cross-fires between the Myanmar army and the Arakane army and subject to forced recruitment, human rights violations and other abuses,” he said.
The current violence has forced more Rohingyas to flee, especially in Bangladesh which already welcomes more than a million myanmar refugees.
A military coup forced the democratic government of the myanmar of power in 2021, fueling armed insurrections throughout myanmar following a brutal military repression against manifestations.
Dujarric said that reports, moves and deportations in the region raise serious concerns concerning potential violations of the principle of non-refoulement and narrowing of asylum.
This occurs in the middle of financing cuts which seriously reduce education, food assistance, health care, subsistence opportunities and protective services.
Protect all civilians
The spokesman said the UN Secretary General António Guterres repeated its call for the protection of all civilians in accordance with the obligations applicable under international law.
The secretary general also recalled his visit to the Bazaar de Cox, Bangladesh, where he witnessed the resilience of the Rohingyas communities.
He underlined the urgent need for reinforced international solidarity and increased support, parallel to efforts to a complete political solution which significantly includes rohingyas and addresses their displacement and the deep causes of the prolonged crisis.
Hopes for the next conference
“The secretary general hopes that the September 30 High level conference on Rohingyas And other minorities in New York, as obliged by the United Nations General Assembly, will attract renewed international attention to the urgency of finding lasting solutions, “said Dujarric.
He added that the special envoy of the secretary general of Myanmar continues to hire all stakeholders to end the brutal civil conflict and support a viable political process led by Myanmar.
This should also lead to the voluntary, safe, worthy and sustainable return from Rohingyas to Myanmar.
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