Three top United Nations officials will jointly visit Bangladesh from April 24-26 to highlight the ongoing need for support for the humanitarian needs of over a million Rohingyas living in Cox's Bazar district, reports UNB.
The three officials are the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi; the Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino; and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock.
In the capital, Dhaka, the delegation will hold talks with senior government officials, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, to explore the ways the international community can provide further support to Bangladesh as hosts to the Rohingya, according to UNHCR.
The delegation will then travel to Cox's Bazar to meet with refugees, assess preparations underway ahead of the monsoon season and visit projects, including those involving food distribution and shelters.
Top UN officials to visit BD to observe Rohingya situation
The three-day visit begins tomorrow
FE Team | Published: April 23, 2019 00:11:56
Top UN officials to visit BD to observe Rohingya situation
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