Rohingya crisis
UNHCR to help BD to find lasting solution
UNB, Dhaka :
Newly-appointed UNHCR Representative in Bangladesh Steven Corliss on Monday said he would devote his full efforts to support Bangladesh in protecting and finding a lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis and addressing the important impacts on the host communities in Cox’s Bazar.
“I look forward to building upon UNHCR’s historical relations with Bangladesh and becoming a trusted partner in the challenging humanitarian response for nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar,” he said.
Corliss assumed the function of Representative in Bangladesh after presenting his credentials to Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, said the UN refugee agency.
He becomes UNHCR’s 10th Representative in a partnership with the government of Bangladesh that dates back to 1971.
Corliss will be the highest official of the High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in the country and a key partner for refugees, the government, humanitarian community, and civil society.
After taking up his new role, Corliss said, “I’m very grateful to the government of Bangladesh for this opportunity to work in a country that has long offered safety and care to refugees.”
Newly-appointed UNHCR Representative in Bangladesh Steven Corliss on Monday said he would devote his full efforts to support Bangladesh in protecting and finding a lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis and addressing the important impacts on the host communities in Cox’s Bazar.
“I look forward to building upon UNHCR’s historical relations with Bangladesh and becoming a trusted partner in the challenging humanitarian response for nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar,” he said.
Corliss assumed the function of Representative in Bangladesh after presenting his credentials to Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, said the UN refugee agency.
He becomes UNHCR’s 10th Representative in a partnership with the government of Bangladesh that dates back to 1971.
Corliss will be the highest official of the High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in the country and a key partner for refugees, the government, humanitarian community, and civil society.
After taking up his new role, Corliss said, “I’m very grateful to the government of Bangladesh for this opportunity to work in a country that has long offered safety and care to refugees.”
