Women's Refugee Commission Issues Statement on U.N. Security Council Meeting About Rohingya Repatriation
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following statement by Joan Timoney, vice president of advocacy and external affairs:
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is meeting today to discuss plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees, following an announcement made by the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar last week. In August 2017, Myanmar security forces launched widespread and systematic attacks on civilians in Kachin, Rakhine, and Shan States, resultin . . .
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is meeting today to discuss plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees, following an announcement made by the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar last week. In August 2017, Myanmar security forces launched widespread and systematic attacks on civilians in Kachin, Rakhine, and Shan States, resultin . . .