Bangladesh has sought cooperation of the international community for the implementation of its National Strategy to address the issues of undocumented Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque, now in Geneva, conveyed the request while briefing the international community on the Bangladesh National Strategy to address the issues of undocumented Myanmar nationals.
The Foreign Secretary is currently visiting Geneva to attend the 20th session of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) in his capacity as an independent expert of the Committee, said a Foreign Ministry press release Thursday.
He held bilateral meetings with Director General (DG) of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guy Ryder, DG of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Ambassador William Lacy Swing, DG of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Margaret Chan, and Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francoise Crepeau.
The Foreign Secretary also spoke at a preparatory meeting on the global expert meeting on migration in post-2015 development agenda to be held in Dhaka on April 28-29, 2014, co-hosted by Bangladesh and Switzerland.
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is a UN Treaty Body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the 1990 International Convention on the protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Shahidul Haque was elected as member to the Committee last year with second highest number of votes.
During the Committee meeting, he participated in the review of periodic report of the Philippines, Uruguay, Mali and El-Salvador. The Committee also deliberated on the status of the rights of migrants workers in the context of the Convention.
During the Foreign Secretary's meeting with Guy Ryder, they discussed several issues pertaining to the interest of Bangladesh.
Shahidul Haque highlighted Bangladesh's progress after Rana Plaza incident and other possible areas of cooperation between Bangladesh and ILO.
