UNSC resolution signals resolve the Rohingya crisis

With a focus on the Rohingya crisis and its sustainable solution, the first-ever resolution adopted on Wednesday by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has ushered in a ray of hope for Bangladesh. The country, which bears the brunt of over one million Rohingya refugees since 2017, has urged the world nations several times to compel Myanmar to take its Rohingya nationals back. But due to the dissonance among the superpowers, Bangladesh has not been able to earn the right efforts of the world in this respect. This time no members of the UNSC voted against or used veto power to block the adoption of the resolution against Myanmar, though India, China, and Russia have abstained from voting.
According to a report of The New Nation yesterday, the resolution 2669 tabled by the United Kingdom was adopted with 12 of the 15 members of the UNSC in favor. Referring to the ongoing political unrest in Myanmar, continuous deterioration of its democratic institutions and arbitrary detention of political leaders, the resolution urged for ending violence and inclusive political dialogue. It is a demonstration of the UN’s supreme body’s determination towards resolving the ongoing crisis in Myanmar amid the multifaceted global challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine war. We hope this resolution will further renew the attention of the global community towards the Rohingya crisis.
Besides, the adoption of the resolution will serve as a first step to the regular discussion of the Security Council on Myanmar. As an immediate action, it will request the UN Secretary-General and his Special Envoy on Myanmar to submit a report on the possible support from the UN on the implementation of ASEAN’s Five Point Consensus agreed in 2021, by 15 March 2023 to the Security Council. The US Secretary of State has already welcomed the resolution on Myanmar, saying it is an important step of the Security Council to address the crisis and to end the Myanmar military regime’s escalating repression and violence against civilians.
At a time of political crisis army’s intervention can be justified. But the army must not give up to remaining professional.