![the un on friday called for an end to violence in myanmar in a statement un spokesperson stephane dujarric said 25 august marks seven years since the forced mass displacement of rohingya people and other communities from myanmar s rakhine state around 1 million rohingya are presently sheltering in bangladesh and over 130 000 more across the region without immediate prospects for return dujarric highlighted the ongoing dire security and humanitarian situation in myanmar particularly in rakhine state where escalating armed conflict continues to exacerbate the pre existing vulnerabilities of the rohingya and other communities the un secretary general calls on all parties to the conflict in myanmar to end the violence and ensure the protection of civilians in accordance with applicable international human rights standards and international humanitarian law he said the un chief also renewed his appeal to strengthen regional protection efforts and further support host countries including through the 2024 joint response plan for the rohingya humanitarian crisis in bangladesh the statement also reminded that julie bishop the un secretary general s special envoy on myanmar is engaging all stakeholders including regional actors to move towards an inclusive myanmar led process for sustainable peace and national reconciliation that are important steps to create conditions conducive to the voluntary safe dignified and sustainable return of the rohingya people to myanmar a mass exodus of rohingya people started on aug 25 2017 after myanmar s military launched a brutal operation against the muslim minority in the country s northern region since then approximately 1 2 million rohingya fled to neighboring bangladesh and live in cox s bazar refugee camps photo anadolu agency the un on friday called for an end to violence in myanmar in a statement un spokesperson stephane dujarric said 25 august marks seven years since the forced mass displacement of rohingya people and other communities from myanmar s rakhine state around 1 million rohingya are presently sheltering in bangladesh and over 130 000 more across the region without immediate prospects for return dujarric highlighted the ongoing dire security and humanitarian situation in myanmar particularly in rakhine state where escalating armed conflict continues to exacerbate the pre existing vulnerabilities of the rohingya and other communities the un secretary general calls on all parties to the conflict in myanmar to end the violence and ensure the protection of civilians in accordance with applicable international human rights standards and international humanitarian law he said the un chief also renewed his appeal to strengthen regional protection efforts and further support host countries including through the 2024 joint response plan for the rohingya humanitarian crisis in bangladesh the statement also reminded that julie bishop the un secretary general s special envoy on myanmar is engaging all stakeholders including regional actors to move towards an inclusive myanmar led process for sustainable peace and national reconciliation that are important steps to create conditions conducive to the voluntary safe dignified and sustainable return of the rohingya people to myanmar a mass exodus of rohingya people started on aug 25 2017 after myanmar s military launched a brutal operation against the muslim minority in the country s northern region since then approximately 1 2 million rohingya fled to neighboring bangladesh and live in cox s bazar refugee camps photo anadolu agency](https://i.tribune.com.pk/media/images/BeFunky-collage]_____-(99)1724490702-0/BeFunky-collage]_____-(99)1724490702-0.jpg)
The UN on Friday called for end to violence in Myanmar.
In a statement, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said: “25 August marks seven years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya people and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Around 1 million Rohingya are presently sheltering in Bangladesh and over 130,000 more across the region without immediate prospects for return.”
Dujarric highlighted the ongoing "dire security and humanitarian situation" in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State, where escalating armed conflict continues to exacerbate the “pre-existing vulnerabilities” of the Rohingya and other communities.
"The (UN) Secretary-General calls on all parties to the conflict in Myanmar to end the violence and ensure the protection of civilians in accordance with applicable international human rights standards and international humanitarian law," he said.
The UN chief also renewed his appeal to "strengthen regional protection efforts" and "further support host countries, including through the 2024 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis in Bangladesh."
The statement also reminded that Julie Bishop, the UN secretary-general's special envoy on Myanmar, is “engaging all stakeholders, including regional actors, to move towards an inclusive Myanmar-led process for sustainable peace and national reconciliation that are important steps to create conditions conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of the Rohingya people to Myanmar."
A mass exodus of Rohingya people started on Aug. 25, 2017, after Myanmar’s military launched a brutal operation against the Muslim minority in the country’s northern region.
Since then, approximately 1.2 million Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh and live in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps.
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