30/09/2025
More than eight years after over 750,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar for sprawling camps in Bangladesh, the crisis remains unresolved. On Tuesday, world leaders, UN officials and civil society groups will convene in New York for a high-level summit to confront not just the humanitarian emergency, but the geopolitical deadlock that perpetuates it.
The stakes for the conference, part of the UN General Assemby’s annual week of high-level discussions, could hardly be higher: shrinking aid budgets and intensifying conflict inside Myanmar leave one of the world’s most persecuted minorities in limbo.
Delegates are expected to address human rights and minority protections of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, while exploring political, social and security measures to ensure the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya and other refugees.
Meanwhile, the flow of those fleeing has not ebbed. Traumatized Rohingya continue to arrive in southern Bangladesh, adding new scars to an already deep human suffering.https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/news/2025/09/111165/after-mass-exodus-limbo-rohingya-refugees-test-international-resolve?utm_content=buffer3eaad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer