World must come forward and help Rohingyas

Notwithstanding the religious identity of the refugees, we expect the major powers to act out of moral and humanitarian obligations

The Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan and the country’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu are visiting the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar. She has arrived with a forty-member delegation team among whom seven members will reportedly engage in a dialogue with Myanmar authorities. Earlier Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has delivered food to 18,500 displaced Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar this month. The aid -- including rice, oil, beans, salt and spices -- was distributed in Sittwe and Buthidaung in Rakhine state.

Turkey’s responsible and pro-active approach towards helping the oppressed and suppressed Muslim minority community in Myanmar is only exemplary. Moreover, in many ways it is currently playing a key role on behalf of the international community in addressing the plight of the Rohingyas while promoting it as an international issue.

The point, however, more than the religious identity of the minority community, we expected the major powers to act out of moral and humanitarian obligations. We also expect the government t.

The United Nations (UN) the day before yesterday , estimated that nearly 146,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed the border into Bangladesh since August 25 and tens of thousands more have been internally displaced. The Myanmar administration has not allowed foreign organisations to enter the region. Thus, the actual death count is indeterminable. That said – in the wake of the Rohingya exodus and the growing incidence of persecution, President Erdogan has already described the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as ‘genocide’. He launched a massive diplomatic campaign to draw attention to the continued violence against the Rohingya Muslims by holding telephonic conversations with more than 20 world leaders so far, including UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres.

Responding to his call, the UN chief also declared that it’s crucial that Myanmar’s government immediately give Muslims either nationality or legal status so to be able to lead normal lives and move freely, find jobs, and get access to education. Even though, Ankara is repeatedly pressing Dhaka to give shelter to all Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar but reality speaks of a clear lack of resources and space for accommodating such a huge number of refugees. Moreover, the future of a hundred and fifty thousand of Rohingya refugees entering Bangladesh in the past month has become uncertain too.

Last but not least, the Rohingya crisis is in need of more prompt and responsible involvement of major world powers. We expect rest of the international community to get involved soon.

World must come forward and help Rohingyas

Notwithstanding the religious identity of the refugees, we expect the major powers to act out of moral and humanitarian obligations

The Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan and the countrys foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu are visiting the Rohingya camps in Coxs Bazar. She has arrived with a forty-member delegation team among whom seven members will reportedly engage in a dialogue with Myanmar authorities. Earlier Turkeys Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has delivered food to 18,500 displaced Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar this month. The aid -- including rice, oil, beans, salt and spices -- was distributed in Sittwe and Buthidaung in Rakhine state. Turkeys responsible and pro-active approach towards helping the oppressed and suppressed Muslim minority community in Myanmar is only exemplary. Moreover, in many ways it is currently playing a key role on behalf of the international community in addressing the plight of the Rohingyas while promoting it as an international issue. The point, however, more than the religious identity of the minority community, we expected the major powers to act out of moral and humanitarian obligations. We also expect the government t. The United Nations (UN) the day before yesterday , estimated that nearly 146,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed the border into Bangladesh since August 25 and tens of thousands more have been internally displaced. The Myanmar administration has not allowed foreign organisations to enter the region. Thus, the actual death count is indeterminable. That said in the wake of the Rohingya exodus and the growing incidence of persecution, President Erdogan has already described the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as genocide. He launched a massive diplomatic campaign to draw attention to the continued violence against the Rohingya Muslims by holding telephonic conversations with more than 20 world leaders so far, including UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres. Responding to his call, the UN chief also declared that its crucial that Myanmars government immediately give Muslims either nationality or legal status so to be able to lead normal lives and move freely, find jobs, and get access to education. Even though, Ankara is repeatedly pressing Dhaka to give shelter to all Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar but reality speaks of a clear lack of resources and space for accommodating such a huge number of refugees. Moreover, the future of a hundred and fifty thousand of Rohingya refugees entering Bangladesh in the past month has become uncertain too. Last but not least, the Rohingya crisis is in need of more prompt and responsible involvement of major world powers. We expect rest of the international community to get involved soon.