Bangladesh: Rohingya

(asked on 22nd October 2019) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the decision by the Government of Bangladesh to relocate Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island.


Answered by
Heather Wheeler Portrait
Heather Wheeler
This question was answered on 29th October 2019

We continue to stress to the Government of Bangladesh that any relocation of refugees to Bhasan Char Island must be voluntary, safe, dignified and in accordance with international humanitarian principles and standards. The UK fully supports the UN's position that independent, full and detailed technical and protection assessments should be conducted of Bhasan Char before any relocation of Rohingya refugees is considered. We welcome the Government of Bangladesh's commitment to ensure any relocation is voluntary and would like to see the inclusion of UN agencies in any relocation process.

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