State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has sought continued support from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to keep the prolonged Rohingya crisis high on the international humanitarian agenda.
She made the call during a meeting with an MSF delegation led by its International President Dr Javid Abdelmoneim at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The MSF delegation briefed the state minister on its ongoing humanitarian activities in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar. These include outpatient and emergency healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene services, maternal healthcare, sexual and reproductive health services, and mental health support.
The delegation said a significant portion of MSF’s services also benefits members of the host communities in Cox’s Bazar.
Shama appreciated MSF’s medical and humanitarian support for both the Rohingya refugees and local communities.
She reiterated Bangladesh’s position that safe, voluntary and dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine State remains the only durable solution to the crisis.
Against the backdrop of the prolonged displacement, the state minister stressed the importance of sustained international humanitarian attention to the Rohingya situation and called for MSF’s continued engagement to keep the crisis on the global humanitarian agenda.
