OIC devotes to diplomatic efforts under ICJ framework
City Desk :
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet has confirmed that the OIC is dedicated to finding global partners who can contribute to funding humanitarian efforts in the camps.
Despite facing economic challenges and declining international support, he has also acknowledged and commended the government of Bangladesh for its remarkable efforts in providing aid to the Rohingya community, reports UNB.
The OIC remains committed to supporting humanity in need, said the organization which is the collective voice of the Muslim world.
OIC is the second largest organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states spread over four continents.
During his recent visit to Bangladesh, Tarig emphasized the importance of creating a safe and voluntary environment for the Rohingya refugees to return to their homeland in Myanmar, according to OIC.
This would provide a lasting solution to the crisis while ensuring they receive their full rights, including the right to nationality.
He also stated that the OIC is dedicated to diplomatic efforts under the International Court of Justice framework.
The OIC Assistant Secretary General commended the government and people of Bangladesh for their generosity in hosting one of the most vulnerable refugee populations in the world.
Notably, he lauded the initiatives undertaken to facilitate access by Rohingya children to the Myanmar curriculum in the Myanmar language in the learning centers in the camps in preparation of voluntary return and reintegration in their ancestral society in Myanmar, according to UNHCR.
“I call on all countries, especially the Member States of the OIC, to continue showing solidarity by generously supporting the Government of Bangladesh and humanitarian partners in responding to the pressing needs of the Rohingya population and their hosts,” said the Assistant Secretary General.
The diplomatic track must advance hand in hand with humanitarian efforts to deal with the root causes of the problem and reach a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis in accordance with the OIC’s relevant resolutions, he added.
Efforts to bring about solutions to the Rohingya crisis must remain the primary objective of the response.
