CA, UN chief take iftar with 100,000 Rohingyas in Ukhiya

Guterres for global solidarity to end Rohingya crisis

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took Iftar with about one lakh Rohingyas at Ukhiya refugee camp in Coxs Bazar today.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today urged international community to show that solidarity through action and concrete support for the Rohingya people and their Bangladeshi host communities.
"In this holy month of Ramadan, I appeal to the international community to show that solidarity through action and concrete support for the Rohingya people and their Bangladeshi host communities," he said while speaking before an iftar party in Rohingya camp in Coxs Bazar.
"I have come to Coxs Bazar during this holy month of Ramadan on a mission of solidarity. Solidarity with Rohingya refugees. And solidarity with the Bangladeshi communities that so generously host them. I am here to shine a global spotlight on the plight - but also the potential. The more than one million Rohingya refugees here are proud. They are resilient. And they need the world support," the UN chief said.
After decades of discrimination and persecution, he said, they had a massive outflow eight years ago, following the massacres that took place in Rakhine state.
Many others arrived more recently, escaping brutal violations of human rights, triggered generalized anti-Muslim hate, he said, adding this is especially significant as the world tomorrow officially marks International Day to Combat Islamophobia.