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UN aid efforts are in jeopardy following funding reductions announced by major donors, including the United States and several European nations.<\/p>\n
Mr. Guterres <\/strong>described<\/strong> Cox\u2019s Bazar as \u201cground zero\u201d for the impact of these cuts<\/strong>, warning of a looming humanitarian disaster if immediate action is not taken.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are at risk of cutting the food rations in this camp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat would be an unmitigated disaster that we cannot accept because people will suffer and even people will die.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\nA mission of solidarity<\/h2>\n
Mr. Guterres emphasised that his visit, which took place during the holy month of Ramadan, was a mission of solidarity with the Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi people who generously host them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am here to shine a global spotlight on the plight \u2013 but also the potential \u2013 of Rohingya refugees<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\u201cThe more than one million Rohingya refugees here are proud. They are resilient. And they need the world\u2019s support.\u201d<\/p>\n
He praised the support offered by Bangladesh and local communities who have shared their land, forests, water and resources with the refugees, calling it nothing short of \u201cenormous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bangladesh is hosting over one million Rohingya refugees who fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar. The largest exodus followed brutal attacks by Myanmar security forces in 2017, a series of events that the then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra\u2019ad al-Hussein described as \u201ctextbook example of ethnic cleansing.\u201d<\/p>\n
World cannot turn its back<\/h2>\n
The Secretary-General emphasised that the international community cannot turn its back on the Rohingya crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot accept that the international community forgets about the Rohingyas<\/strong>,\u201d he said, adding that he will \u201cspeak loudly\u201d to world leaders that more support is urgently needed.<\/p>\n\u201cIt is essential that the international community does everything to make sure that peace is reestablished in Myanmar and that the rights of the Rohingyas are respected, that discrimination and persecution like the one we have witnessed in the past, will end.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stressed that the solution to the crisis \u201cmust be found in Myanmar.\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cWe will not give up until conditions allow for the voluntary, safe and sustainable return for all refugees here<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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In Cox’s Bazar, an IOM staff member assess damages to refugee shelters after torrential rains and landslides. (file)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Frontlines of climate change<\/h2>\n
Mr. Guterres also highlighted the dire conditions in the camps, worsened by climate change. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese camps \u2013 and the communities that host them \u2013 are on the frontlines of the climate crisis<\/strong>. Summers are scorching, and the chance of fires skyrocket. In the cyclone and monsoon seasons, floods and dangerous landslides destroy homes and lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nBeyond immediate aid, he stressed the need for education, skills training and opportunities for the refugees, warning that many families feel they have no option but to risk perilous sea journeys in search of a better future.<\/p>\n
Iftar with refugees<\/h2>\n
Mr. Guterres ended his visit to Cox\u2019s Bazar by participating in an Iftar meal with Rohingya refugees.<\/p>\n
\u201cFasting and having an Iftar together with you are proof of my deep respect for your religion and your culture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the holy month of Ramadan, the month of solidarity. \u00a0It would be unacceptable that in the month of solidarity, the international community would reduce the support to the Rohingyas in Bangladesh<\/strong>,\u201d he added, stressing that he would do everything to ensure it does not happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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