“We welcome today’s conference bringing together Governments, refugee-led organisations, the United Nations, academia and civil society with the joint aim of improving the Rohingya refugee response. Such efforts are sorely needed.
“Six years after 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, durable solutions remain elusive and humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate amidst a markedly reduced funding environment, increasing security concerns and heightened protection risks in the camps.
“Rohingya refugees today remain stuck in limbo - unable to return and unable to build a future due to a lack of rights and agency.
“As the international community prepares for the upcoming Global Refugee Forum in December, now is a key moment to work collectively to address the major shortfalls in the response for Rohingya refugees. Meaningful responsibility sharing must include predictable and sustainable funding to the humanitarian response, increased third-country resettlement and greater partnership with Rohingya-led organisations to ensure responses are better tailored to their longer-term needs and support their self-sufficiency.
“Today’s event is an opportunity to pledge support for Rohingya and demonstrate a commitment to improving the prospects for achieving durable solutions to their displacement.”
Notes to editors:
- Photographs are available for free use here.
- The Rohingya crisis joint appeal for 2023 is currently 42.4% funded (OCHA).
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
- NRC global media hotline: media@nrc.no, +47 905 62 329
- In Bangladesh: NRC Communications Officer, Sadia Rahman: sadia.rahman@nrc.no, +88 01798 638359
